When we are cataloguing the pseudo-sciences, we often automatically include pessimistic and doom-mongering theories, but we rarely think to discuss ideas from the camp promoting the beneficial effects of scientific
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In 2010, I carried out a small survey on how people talked about the precautionary principle on the Internet. I undertook a comparison of three languages, French, English and German.
Five lessons from the life of Marie Curie on the relationship between science and society
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The scientist Maria Sklodowska Curie was born in 1867. There have been numerous tributes to her on this 150th anniversary of her birth. But what lessons should be learned from
This year’s celebrations will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie. What could be a finer symbol for European science? A cutting-edge European scientist, born in Poland
Study suggests exposure to traffic pollution during pregnancy could have detrimental effects on your baby’s health by causing low birth weight. A new study published 05 December 2017 analysed the
The British capital’s iconic taxis ditch diesel to help cut pollution in the city. A new generation of electric cars has hit the road. The TX eCity may look just
A week after MEPs voted in favour of increasing efficiency and renewable energy targets, the lead rapporteur on the recast of the energy efficiency directive was replaced amid criticism on his
Italy prompted seven other EU countries to ask the European Commission to limit rice imports from Cambodia, in accordance with the founding treaty “safeguard clause”. After wheat, rice is the
A reasonable daily cheese consumption could help prevent heart diseases and strokes, study led by scientist of the Suzhou university says. When it comes to health, cheese has a bad
Legal action against a German energy company launched by a farmer living in the Peruvian Andean mountains firm is “admissible” according to a German court of appeal, despite the company