The three winners of the LIFE 2021 awards, which recognise the most innovative, inspiring and effective projects funded by the European Commission’s LIFE programme, were announced on 2 June. This year, a project from the Balearic Islands was the winner in the Environment category. Slovakia won in the Nature category and France in the Climate […]
Read MoreWorld’s glaciers melting faster this century
Scientists used 20 years’ worth of satellite data to estimate the rate at which glaciers across the globe are shrinking. The result is the most accurate and comprehensive assessment of the world’s glaciers to date. The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets may be the largest bodies of ice in the world, but they aren’t the […]
Read MoreHow to put an end to piracy in sports broadcasting
Interruption of illegal retransmissions within a maximum of 30 minutes. Measures to prevent arbitrary or excessive blocking of lawful content Sports events not covered by EU copyright rules MEPs want an immediate block on illegal live streaming of sporting events and for organisers’ rights to be strengthened. In a report adopted on Wednesday, MEPs put […]
Read MoreThe huge impact of air pollution on football
Given that millions of Europeans love football, whether watching matches live or on TV, playing for local teams or simply kicking a ball around in the local park with friends, it is no wonder that people think about how the cleanliness of the air that football players breathe can have a big impact on the […]
Read MoreThe UAL advances in R+D+i in agrifoods
On April 29, the UAL and Kimitec have developed a project under the name of ‘Cátedra Kimitec-Farm to fork’ in which research, dissemination and research training activities will be launched under the concept ‘Farm to fork’ (from farm to fork). The purpose is to promote an agri-food production system that ensures food protection and, at […]
Read MoreParticle physics milestone achieved at CERN
After 50 years of research, physicists have found evidence that the elusive subatomic quasiparticle called odderon actually exists. For most of us, physics terms such as odderon are – and will always remain – firmly lodged in the science fiction realm. Not so for the scientific community, whose determined members spent nearly half a century […]
Read MoreArtificial intelligence in EU enterprises
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of strategic importance and a key driver of economic development. It can provide solutions to many challenges, such as treating diseases or minimising the environmental impact of farming. Artificial intelligence gives machines and systems the capability to analyse their environment and make decisions with some degree of autonomy to […]
Read MoreConference on the Future of Europe: launch of the multilingual digital platform
The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe, comprising representatives from the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, is launching the multilingual digital platform for the Conference on the Future of Europe inviting all EU citizens to contribute to shaping their own future and that of […]
Read MoreCan life from Earth survive on a planet like Mars?
Some microbes on Earth could temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, new study finds. As the Perseverance rover hunts for evidence of past life on Mars’ barren surface, researchers back on Earth are exploring just how difficult it might be for living organisms to survive there today. Findings published in the journal ‘Frontiers in […]
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