The first city in the world to ban the sale and consumption of meat
In 2024, Palitana, in India's Bhavnagar district, made history by becoming the first city to ban the sale and consumption of meat.
Alarming analysis of mineral water in France
PFAS chemicals—used for decades in food packaging, waterproof textiles, and hundreds of other industrial and consumer products—have accumulated in water, soil, and air.
Extremely rare unicornfish found washed up on Mediterranean coast
On the beach of the Milazzo Tennis and Sailing Club, in the province of Messina (Italy), an unexpected guest has appeared, a creature that rarely shows itself.
New EU rules on fish traceability: what impacts for businesses and consumers?
From 2026, traceability of fish and aquaculture products in the European Union will be entirely digital. This is provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/2842.
Two friends, one blind and the other armless, plant over 10,000 trees to create a forest
At first, nobody believed in their project. The first year, almost all saplings perished due to drought. But the two friends never gave up.
France under water, 35 days of continuous rain: record since records began
Nothing like this had ever happened since official weather statistics exist: with 35 days of continuous rain, France recorded the longest continuous period of precipitation since 1959, the year when systematic measurements began. That record has been confirmed by Météo-France: the 2023 record, which stood at 32 days, has been officially tallied.
5,000-year-old superbacteria awakens from ice and resists modern antibiotics
A 5,000-year-old bacteria resistant to antibiotics has emerged from ice in Romania. It's not the plot of a dystopian series, but a real scientific discovery that weaves together climate crisis, global health and biotechnologies. It's also a discovery that forces us to ask an uncomfortable question: what's making a return from the melting ice?
Female turtles plunge off cliffs to escape sexual attacks from males: "It's demographic suicide"
The uninhabited island of Golem Grad, in Lake Prespa in northern Macedonia, is home to a population of some 1,000 Moorland tortoises. A small natural paradise that, when observed up close, appears to be the scene of a disturbing phenomenon: a dramatic gender imbalance, with about 19 males for every female.
Is coffee becoming a luxury product? Extreme heat staggers plantations worldwide
Every morning, millions of people worldwide start their day with a cup of coffee. A seemingly mundane routine, behind which, however, lies an increasingly fragile chain. For behind the hot or cold drink is an economic ecosystem that runs on a large number of small farmers spread across a narrow tropical belt around the earth. And that system is cracking under the strain of increasing heat...
Ultrasound against microplastics: two Texas teenagers invent a 'pen' to purify water
Microplastics, fragments invisible to the naked eye, escape traditional filtration systems and end up everywhere: in rivers, seas and drinking water.