An Italian study published in Scientific Reports has measured, across some 20,000 works spanning nearly four centuries, a simplification and homogenisation of the melodic and harmonic structures of Western music.
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Relational AI for Minors: Where the Evidence Supports Regulation – and Where It Does Not Yet
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The European Commission’s proposed EU KIDS Act would impose dedicated safeguards on AI companions and chatbots accessible to minors. Medical ethicist Theodoros Zarkos, who has mapped its Article 14 against
“German gas plants: the European Commission endorses the ecological crisis” Christian Semperes (interview)
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On 2 September 2026, the European Commission approved a German scheme worth more than €35 billion that will, among other things, fund new gas-fired power plants from 2031. Meanwhile, the
As DNA sequencing becomes ever more sensitive, the challenge is increasingly not whether genetic material can be detected, but what the evidence can responsibly support. The better we get at
White hydrogen under Europe’s feet: an overlooked resource for competitiveness and sovereignty — Christophe Hecker (interview)
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A self-taught entrepreneur with twenty years in finance, Christophe Hecker has long been passionate about energy. In 2015 he co-authored, with Alexandre Andlauer, Gaz et pétrole de schiste : rvolution
The Magnet Is Not the Problem: Why NMR Metabolomics Has Yet to Reach Routine Clinical Care
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What keeps NMR metabolomics out of everyday medicine is not the magnet but the lack of shared standards, argues neuroscientist Dr Pinar Sengul.
By Thomas Lepeltier Whenever we point out that humanity’s living conditions keep improving, the prophets of doom reply that this comes at the cost of environmental degradation that risks compromising
By Dr. Gowri Yale Dr. Gowri Yale, a veterinary doctor and internationally recognised expert in rabies, warns that recent detections in Central Europe show disease elimination is never permanent. She
By Marc Rameaux Marc Rameaux, AI specialist and regular contributor to The European Scientist, reacts to OpenAI’s announcement of 8 September 2026 claiming that artificial intelligence had “solved” a Millennium
Bioengineer, PhD in applied biological sciences and professor of food science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Frédéric Leroy kindly agreed to give us some of his precious time to