Some call it Europe’s Got Talent for geeks. Teams of scientists from across the continent are vying for a funding bonanza that could see two of them receive up to €1 billion over 10 years to keep Europe at the cutting edge of technology.

SWITZERLAND’S glaciers shrank by 12% over the past decade, melting at their fastest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls, a study by the Swiss university ETH showed yesterday.