Sewage doesn't lie. At the Nosedo wastewater treatment plant, on the southeastern outskirts of Milan, a faithful portrait of citizens' consumption habits (including food, tobacco and drugs) is drawn every year.
The name is known by few people outside the energy sector, but Iran's offshore South Pars gas field has become the focus of a global crisis in a matter of hours. The Israeli attack on Wednesday, March 18, on parts of its infrastructure marks a new stage in the Middle East conflict: for the first time, one of the pillars of global energy supply is directly affected.
EFSA has published the conclusions of its re-evaluation of sucralose, the sweetener E 955 used in many light and sugar-free products.
The court in Trento, Italy, has acquitted the president of the Autonomous Province, Maurizio Fugatti, of charges of killing an animal with cruelty or without necessity. At the center of the trial was the case involving the bear M90, which was shot in February 2024 after being labeled problematic.
Music as resistance. Music as balm for the soul. Music that lifts the body above the rubble, that gives hope that something beautiful is still possible. Perhaps it is. Even if under a sky full of bombs and ugliness.
For several days now, Kent, the county in southeastern England, has been dealing with an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease. It's one of the most serious forms of bacterial meningitis. Two people, a Year 6 pupil and a student, have died, while others are currently hospitalized in serious condition.
PFAS in water has been increasingly discussed for several years, and not only in technical or scientific circles. The subject pops up in local news, in daily concerns, in political choices. And each time the same problem recurs: these substances persist, accumulate, move. Disappearing is an entirely different story.
St. Patrick's Day, the Irish festival par excellence, is celebrated on March 17. It's a very popular commemoration not only in Ireland, but in many other countries such as Canada and the United States, home to large Irish communities.
There are places that remain silent for decades, as if waiting for someone to listen, really listen. Then comes the moment when that silence is broken and history takes a new course.
A wooden frame filled with flammable materials is attached to the bull's horns, while the crowd watches and cheers. This is Toro Jubilo, one of Spain's most controversial traditions.