Shale gas, GMOs, here are some topics that usually arouse the worst fears in public opinion. With a certain efficiency, the European continent has managed to ban its production …
Archive for October 2019
Protected areas are a key strategy for conserving natural ecosystems and preventing further loss of biodiversity. But according to a new analysis published on 28 October in the Proceedings of
Healthier food choices can benefit the environment as well, according to a study published on 24 October in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, providing the most elaborate analysis
James Robert Flynn is a political philosopher and an intelligence researcher based in New Zealand. He is most famous for his publications about the continued year-after-year increase of IQ scores
Climate change could have serious implications for earthworm communities, according to the first global earthworm map published on 24 October in Nature (1). Earthworms are arguably one of the most
Google’s quantum computer is nearly 1.5 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers, according to a new paper published on 23 October in Nature (1). The paper — officially released just
A new gene-editing technique may be capable of fixing almost all disease-causing genetic defects — with fewer off-target effects. The new CRISPR gene-editing technique, described in a Nature paper published
Half of the 5.4 million deaths of children under five in 2017 were attributed to differences in child death rates within and across countries, according to a study published on
So-called land-based mitigation — through reforestation and preventing further deforestation — is an important component of the Paris Agreement. But to sufficiently increase forested areas and meet Europe’s reforestation targets,
Conflict of interest: The author received no fee nor grant for this commentary. He is personally omnivorous and practices thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. There is, obviously, since the end