Tag Archives: Europe

What Is the Origin of the Slavs?

An extensive genome-scale study confirms that the “Slavicization” of Europe was about linguistic rather than genetic transformation. Continue reading

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Estonia, Eurovision, and Liam

This is a fascinating story about Australian Liam, whose growing passion for Eurovision brought him to Estonia. Now Liam is the editor for Estonia on the fan-run Eurovision news site escXtra. Continue reading

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How Risky Is It for Kids to Be Online?

A new study by the EU Kids Online research network, based on interviews with 23,000 children and their parents across Europe, shows that more than one in eight 9–16-year-old children have been bothered or upset by online content.

Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden and the Czech Republic comprise the countries where children were more at risk online, with Italy, Portugal and Turkey showing the least risk. Continue reading

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