In October 2000, the European Commission published a green paper with the title «Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply». Professor Samuele Furfari, who served for a long
In a new paper published on 29 June in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers warn that a new strain of swine flu common in pigs on
We echoed the need to revise the European regulations on GMOs after the judgment of July 25, 2018 of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling that all
SARS-CoV-2, the new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), caused by the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19), isolated for the first time in Wuhan in China in December 2019, continues to wreak havoc,
Yesterday (January 30), the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China a “public health emergency of international concern” due to the risk the virus poses to
Some trees, like the Gingko Biloba tree, manage to live for thousands of years. But how do they achieve this amazing feat? Scientists are using genetics to uncover the secrets
In 2015, 193 countries committed to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a so-called blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. The goals address various
Last week, Chinese regulators granted conditional approval for a new Alzheimer’s drug. The seaweed-derived compound purportedly improves cognitive function by altering the gut bacteria of Alzheimer’s patients. The drug called
Last week, scientists reported the near eradication of disease-carrying mosquitoes from two separate islands in Ganzhou, China. The findings were published on 17 July in the journal Nature (1). Asian
A new study published ahead of print on 8 April in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analysed the potential of realising carbon-negative power in China, the world’s