The most widely used pesticides in the world pose a serious threat to bees, according to a new analysis by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Experts have said the
Archive for February 2018
The European Council formally approved an update to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) on Tuesday as the bloc seeks to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Under the EU’s 2030
Swimming in the sea increases the risk of developing a variety of ailments, according to a new study. Published on Monday in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the study found
A drop in net migration from the European Union to the United Kingdom could cause further problems for the UK’s already burdened National Health Service (NHS). For the year ending
Norway announced plans on Friday to invest more than €10 million to upgrade the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a ‘doomsday’ vault built ten years ago to safeguard global food supplies
At the AAAS Annual Convention this weekend in Austin, Pablo Ross of the University of California announced in a presentation “Towards Xenogeneic Generation of Human Organs” that he had managed
On the impossibility of protection of personal data: Of the billions of pieces of data accumulated on the Internet, some have “special value” and are of such interest that they
Austria filed a legal complaint on Thursday with the European Court of Justice against the European Commission’s approval of plans to expand a nuclear power plant in Hungary. In March,
The European Parliament’s health and environment committee has called for a worldwide ban on animal testing in the cosmetics industry. On Tuesday, the committee voted in favour of a resolution
French farmers blocked highways with tractors on Wednesday in protest of an increase in agricultural imports from South America as well as changes in farm subsidies. Negotiations between representatives from