Members of the European Parliament passed a law on Tuesday to cut CO2 emissions and encourage low-carbon investment and innovation. The new law aims to start delivering on European Union
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a €1.5 billion loan for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) on Tuesday. The project is the final section of a planned Southern Gas Corridor stretching
A recent study published by European researchers found that 80% of EU-funded Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) projects generate “radically new” ideas. FET aims to convert Europe’s science base into
The Philippines’ Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) filed a lawsuit against Sanofi on Monday demanding compensation from the French pharmaceutical company for the parents of Anjelica Pestilos, a 10-year-old-girl who died
The European Commission has presented a new initiative to explore broader uses of blockchain technology beyond its original role in Bitcoin markets. The technology is used for independently verifying and
Europe’s aviation and shipping sectors must undergo “a massive shift in innovation” to meet sustainability targets, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned in a report released on Wednesday. In its
The Lysenko affair: a comeback for the Fake News that led to millions of deaths?
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In a recent article in The Atlantic, Sam Kean, a US historian, says that Lysenkoism is regaining popularity in Russia. As a reminder, this ideology, which emerged in the 1920s
European Union research ministers met in Bulgaria on Friday to discuss the future of research and innovation in Europe. Bulgaria assumed the six-month rotating EU presidency in January for the
For the first time in an experiment, researchers have demonstrated that non-human animals exchange different kind of favors. Scientists at the University of Bern in Switzerland have shown that brown
A new study found a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance in E. coli bacteria against several commonly prescribed antibiotics. Led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Imperial College