Jan Velinger

Czech researchers have begun preparing a return expedition to the ancient site of Machu Picchu, where they have monitored geological conditions over several years now. In…

Hello and welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme where you can learn Czech phrases through music lyrics. Today’s song is called Králíci (Rabbits…

Nyctalus is a chapter of the Czech Union for Nature Conservation made up of young zoologists and specialists, focussing on the plight of bats injured in Czech towns and…

Not surprisingly, US President Barack Obama’s visit to Prague eclipsed all other news in the Czech Republic at the weekend. At the centre of everyone’s attention: the US…

All eyes were on Prague on Sunday morning with US President Barack Obama giving a keynote speech just outside Prague Castle – his only public address on his first European…

Last month Czech dog sled racer Jana Henychová made history by becoming the first female foreign national to take part in Norway’s Finnmarkslopet, the world’s northern…

On Tuesday, six volunteers in Moscow began a 105-day simulated trip to Mars, a project organised by the European and Russian space agencies. The aim of Mars-500, as the…