Team in Belgium find improvement in air quality after launch of traffic measures in Brussels, Antwerp and GhentLow emission zones are successful at reducing air pollution and its effects on health, researchers have found.The team, working for the Belgi…
ByteDance-owned TikTok is the second platform, after Elon Muskโs X, to get an EU warning under the Digital Services Act.
PRESS REVIEW โย Thursday, May 15: We look at a crucial court ruling in EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s “Pfizergate” scandal. But first, Hungary’s government examines a bill that would allow it to shut down media or NGOs considered a thre…
The Trump administration has been cutting research budgets โ and the EU scents an opportunity to pounce.
A study released on Wednesday investigating the gender gap in carbon emissions found that women in France emit 26 percent less carbon than men with their diet and transport choices. Researchers say household structure plays a โkey roleโ in shaping the…
Researchers in the US and Japan are racing to build new particle detectors that they hope will explain why the Universe exists.
Once on the brink of extinction in Scandinavia, the Arctic fox is slowly returning. Threatened by hunting and climate change, the animals’ population had dropped to just a few dozen individuals in the 2000s. Today, thanks to a long-term reintroduction…
France’s president is hoping to position his country as a thriving scientific hub to attract US academics, but domestic researchers say they have been worn down by government cuts.
France and the EU Commission co-hosted a conference in Paris on May 5 entitled โChoose Europe for scienceโ, with the stated goal of making the EU โa magnet for researchersโ, according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The EU is hoping to c…
In an op-ed, a group of theologians and teacher-researchers at the Institut Catholique de Paris argue that by restricting Christian values to the realm of private morality, the American and Russian presidents are ‘devitalizing the Gospel.’
One Brussels university has opened its doors to researchers threatened by the US administration’s policies. How have US scientists responded? And will wider EU efforts to attract academics lead to a brain drain?
Swedish researchers are joining a chorus of international voices expressing deep concern that US policy changes are impacting medical advances and interventions.
The ruling is a major win for privacy advocates and those pushing back against NSO Groupโs controversial Pegasus software.
France and the European Union are going to spend โฌ100 million and โฌ500 million, respectively, on welcoming foreign researchers, especially those fleeing the Trump administration. It’s a powerful symbol, but European scientific independence needs invest…
On Monday, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen announced investments of โฌ100 million for France and โฌ500 million for Europe to make ‘Europe an attractive hub’ for foreign researchers, eliciting mixed reactions within the academic community.
The European Union launched a drive on Monday to attract scientists and researchers to Europe with offers of grants and new policy plans, after the Trump administration froze U.S. government funding linked to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the will allocate a โnew fund of 500 million eurosโ for the 2025โ2027 period โto make Europe a magnet for researchers,โ
As the United States grapples with a climate of growing hostility toward science and academia under President Donald Trump’s administration, the stakes for global research leadership have never been higher. In response, French President Emmanuel Macro…
France and the EU on Monday pledged hundreds of millions of euros in funding to attract US researchers after the Trump administration announced heavy cuts in grants for scientific research. Europeโs plan to lure scientists would โhelp essential resear…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called US science policies under President Donald Trump a mistake at a conference aimed at attracting US researchers to the EU. FRANCE 24’s James Andrรฉ reports from Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen are hosting a conference in Paris aimed at attracting US researchers ready to set their sights abroad because of President Donald Trump’s policies. For in-depth analysi…
The European Commission chief and French President Emmanuel Macron are trying to woo American researchers with a new program called “Choose Europe for Science.”
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen were set on Monday to host a conference in Paris aimed at attracting US researchers ready to relocate because of President Donald Trump’s policies. FRANCE 24’s James An…
The ‘Choose Europe for science’ conference is taking place in Paris on Monday in an effort to offer an alternative to US researchers disenfranchised by Donald Trump’s policies.
France and the EU are pouncing on the US’s impending brain drain to present themselves as โstable spacesโ where researchers can work โwithout taboos”.
French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold a Paris conference Monday to attract US researchers dissatisfied with Trumpโs policies. EU ministers, scientists, and commissioners will discuss financial incentiv…
Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocateFrance and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trumpโs crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on inc…
Dozens of judges across the country โ appointed by presidents of both parties โ have ruled against Trumpโs audacious immigration policies.
Method of preserving 18th-century Austrian vicar has never been seen before, say researchersThe mystery of a mummy from an Austrian village has been solved, according to researchers who say it was embalmed in an unexpected way โ via the rectum.Intrigue…
With Trump back in the White House, the alt right are attempting a hostile takeover of the group deciding on the next pope.
Commission president criticizes the American leader’s trade war, approach to other countries and targeting of universities.
Scientific recipe for cacio e pepe avoids a lumpy sauce but uses powdered starch instead of reserved pasta waterIt may be only pasta, pecorino and black pepper, but cacio e pepe is not nearly as easy to make as some would imagine.Now, researchers have …
In an age of growing hostility to migrants, there are 10 times more barriers on borders than when the Berlin Wall fell. But as well as the human cost, animals are unintended victimsThe lynxes of the Biaลowieลผa forest once freely prowled through 1,420 s…
From Austria to Spain, not a single wine tested came back clean, exposing the reach of ultra-persistent chemicals in Europeโs food chain.
Ghent University is “concerned” about developments in American higher education.
Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedomNorway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump ad…
Cyber firm Check Point found fake news stories and AI-generated content about the late Pope, leading users to scams.
The almighty algorithm is fueling conspiracy theories among young people and ruining their ability to tell fact from fiction on the internet.
The Tory leader repeatedly asked the prime minister if he would apologize for his changing stance on gender policy.
Wines produced after 2010 showed steep rise in contamination of trifluoroacetic acid, analysis findsLevels of a little-known forever chemical known as TFA in European wines have risen โalarminglyโ in recent decades, according to analysis, prompting fea…
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $9 billion in grants to the university over the treatment of Jewish students that it says violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
Exclusive: Leaked report says high visa costs also derailing clinical trials and research, denying NHS life-saving drugsNHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs โdue to Brexit costsโChildren with cancer cannot waitโ: human cost of clinical trial de…
A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Unionโs doorstep.
Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, currently conducting platform trials in areas such as blood cancer and dialysis, has established a competence hub to support doctors and researchers in adopting the innovative trial model.
Aix-Marseille University generates interest amid a US crackdown and calls for a โscientific refugeeโ statusNearly 300 academics have applied to a French universityโs offer to take in US-based researchers rattled by the American governmentโs crackdown o…
Europeโs รฉmigrรฉs built Americaโs skylines, suburbs and strip malls. Will the U.S. brain drain do the same for the EU?
Europeโs flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators โ and time.
Cuts to PhD funding have caused UK student intake to shrink, data shows
The findings from volumes kept in a Cistercian monastery in France shed new light on a robust medieval trade network that went well beyond local sourcingโHairyโ medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are in fact made …
The White House appears hell-bent on destroying not just economic and political paradigms, but a higher education system that really did make America great.
UK prime minister says Britain needs to remain a pioneer on free speech.
Ukraine potentially has large deposits of crucial minerals, but it will take peace and billions of dollars to unlock them.
The EUโs body for scientific research, as well as local, regional and national governments, are mobilizing to poach top U.S. scholars.
The Spectrum rocket’s first test flight lasted 30 seconds but researchers say it will still provide useful data.
Patients and budgets usually come first when deciding which drug is prescribed. But what if the most environmentally sustainable product also benefited the patient?
There is no evidence of an increased risk to the U.K.’s livestock, but officials urge vigilance.
President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bushโs proudest achievements.
The newly created [aclp.eu] Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) simplifies access to patented traits for European plant breeders, enabling them to leverage the latest technologies and help farmers to meet the challenges of sustainable food production. Europeans rightly expect safe food at affordable prices. But this is getting harder and harder for European farmers to [โฆ]
Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.
David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing t…
A French politician said the U.S. no longer deserved the legendary monument.
French Socialist MEP says Washingtonโs embrace of dictators negates the values that led France to bestow the iconic statue some 140 years ago.
Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disasterThe destruction of a large Ukrainian dam in 2023 triggered a โtoxic timebombโ of environmental harm, a study has found.Lakebed sediments holding 83…
Researchers from Canada’s Citizen Lab say that WhatsApp’s recent findings represent just one aspect of how Paragon’s spyware is installed on mobile devices.
Muskโs most trusted advisers remain a tight-knit group of executives who have followed him from his companies but lack political experience.
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers sayBone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in western Europe, researchers say.The fossilised remains mak…
Evidence of Ukrainian involvement in X disruptions is very thin, cyber experts say.
Researchers at University of Exeter warn many of the hunted species are important crop pollinatorsInvasive Asian hornets are eating hundreds of different species of insects in Europe, including many which are important pollinators, researchers have war…
EU foreign secretary says US wouldnโt have sat down with Bin Laden to ask what he wanted after 9/11; strikes on Kharkiv energy targets. What we know on day 1,101Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign minister, has accused Donald Trump of falling for a Russian nar…
Two French nationals who threw explosive devices at the Russian consulate in Marseille are employed by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the public prosecutorโs office told AFP late Tuesday. One is an engineer and the other a chemist…
Internal audit suggests “biggest breach” of Belgian spy service ever between 2021-2023.
President Donald Trump has attacked nearly every aspect of the U.S. effort to confront rising temperatures.
Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a riseLife expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming mix of poor diet…
Reform UK voters are more likely than Labour and Tories to favor a cut in British support for Kyiv if Trump pulls back, according to new polling.
SNEAK PEEK โย The government is giving the CMA a โresetโ. The CMA will try to show itโs got the message. โย Peter Kyle explains the U.K.โs AI summit statement snub. โย MPs pick up where peers left off on copyright. Good morning and happy Thursday, This is Tom, back home. You can get in touch with [โฆ]
The small study suggests there’s promise in further investigating the drug in this field.
Academics can be as influential as tech bros in swaying policymakers to both invest in and set guardrails for the powerful technology.
SNEAK PEEK โ As the AI Action Summit kicks off, the U.K. is tempted against signing its main declaration. โ Peter Kyle takes his investment pitch to Paris. โ Back at home, thereโs a backlash against the Home Office over encryption. Good Monday morning, This is Tom in Paris. You can get in touch with [โฆ]
Investigation is over allegations the social media company manipulated its algorithm, Paris public prosecutor’s office says.
POLITICO guides you through the essential events of this year’s Paris Artificial Intelligence Action Summit.
According to researchers, only 4% of Poles and 7% of Czechs shared this sentiment.
A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.
Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competitionResearchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii nearly 2,…
In experiments to curb fake news sharing, researchers found that directly reducing anger in the moment had little effect; but encouraging personal agency via advertisements boosted fact-checking.
Daily gram of essential fatty acid leads to โthree to four months rejuvenation of biological ageโ over three yearsA daily dose of omega-3 oils may slow the ageing process, according to a major clinical trial of interventions that aim to extend humansโ …
Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?
Cells taken from blood and โreprogrammedโ into heart muscle cells may help patients with heart failureDamaged hearts can literally be patched up to help them work, say researchers, in what has been hailed as a groundbreaking development for people with…
The Chinese AI model will have to provide information on the processing of EU data after politicians, NGOs and researchers expressed concerns about the safety of Europeans.
Meta’s move to ditch fact-checking put a target on the back of fake-news fighters, they warn.
We may not be able to change how people ingest information, but we can and should place guardrails around the evidence we use to inform the public.
This figure points to “the need for increased legislation and primary prevention efforts to keep children safe,” the researchers wrote in the study.
Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today It was a disaster that killed about 1 million people, devastating 19th century Ireland, but while the potato disease linked to the Irish famine is wel…
Dissidents despair at the Russian presidentโs influence ahead of this monthโs rigged election.ย
Italian region comes surprise eighth place and has plenty of budget package deals available, according to Which?January is the best month to book a summer holiday โ and this year there is a surprise budget option: Tuscany. According to Which?, the cent…
The U.S. would inherit an environmental time bomb of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.
International research also reveals conscientious or agreeable children are likely to receive preferential treatmentAs Philip Larkin once noted, your mum and dad have a lasting effect on you. Now, researchers have revealed which siblings in a family ar…
Export restrictions on cutting-edge microchips will affect some EU countries, including Poland.
Plenty of Western retail and tobacco companies stayed in Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Despite the Nazis’ attempt to erase all traces of the extermination camp when it was dismantled in 1943, Polish researchers and citizens are working to shine a historical light on the 900,000 people who were killed in the camp.
More than 64,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths between October 2023 and June 2024.
