On the edge of the Gobi Desert, at a place called Wuwei (武威市), the People’s Government of Gansu Province (甘肃省), announced in May 2021 that it will soon test a
Archive for 2021
When Napoleon’s armies marched past Clos de Vougeot, in order to honour this great Burgundy wine, Napoleon wanted his soldiers to march at a walk. The European Parliament does not
Intense farming better than eco-friendly agriculture to leave more space for wildlife
A new study looking at more than 2500 animal and plant species suggests that farming should be as high-yielding and as concentrated in small areas as possible, leaving more space
Current ventilators used in hospitals across the world to treat patients with COVID-19 are expensive and cumbersome. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. A team from Imperial College
As Dr. Vandana Shiva has been invited to University of Missouri-Kansas City a group of scholars has penned a letter to C. Mauli Agrawal, chancellor of the university in order
“A good ESG rating of a company or of an investment fund does not decide on its performance.” says Michel de Rougemont (Interview)
With the publication of his new essay, “The great delusion of rescuing the planet by a great reset: How the economic and financial circles are pleased to be convinced” Michel
Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology in the UK identified several ways in which people of high socioeconomic status have a greater impact on global greenhouse emissions
Researchers from the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna found out that, during the lockdown, women preferred to talk on the phone with a few select friends, while men were more
On the occasion of the publication of a new edition of the collective work Plant Biotechnology. Experience and Future Prospects, edited by Agnès Ricroch, Surinder Chopra, Marcel Kuntz (Springer, 2021)
Researchers from the University of Manchester find a way to build bricks on Mars using astronaut’s blood, sweat and tears, according to a paper published in the journal Materials Today