European stereotypes killed the dream of 19th century philosophers
Nationalist politics continue to gain support across the European continent, from the UK to Italy, France, Hungary and Poland. Meanwhile, the concept of “Europe” has […]
30% of surprise spot checks in France reveal organic industry fraud
In France, The Departmental Department of Population Protection routinely visits markets, restaurants and supermarkets of the Côte d’Azur to conduct “surprise” checks. They also visit organic […]
In The UK, Women Dominate STEM
A recent analysis of U.K. demographics compiled by the Higher Education Statistics Agency finds that Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math fields are commonly dominated by […]
Eco-terrorists Faucheurs Volontaires vandalized sunflowers, unaware they had the wrong field
Vandals who go by the name Faucheurs Volontaires (Volunteer Reapers) destroyed a field trial of high-oleic sunflowers claiming they were herbicide tolerant therefore GMOs under […]
Russia blames its bee deaths on neonicotinoid pesticides
Playing to their western environmental allies, Russian groups are claiming bee deaths that occurred recently are due to neonicotinoid pesticides sprayed on oil rapeseed crops. […]
EFSA move to not renew chlorpyrifos could force EU farmers to the black market to prevent crop losses
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) statement that chlorpyrifos should not be renewed in the EU won’t stop farmers from wanting to use it. It will still be legal […]
If you’re an EU citizen, it takes just 2 minutes to support science
Eight students have started an EU Citizens’ Initiative to reform the 2001 GMO Directive to make it research-friendly related to new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs.) […]
Science versus denial in European agriculture
With the European Court of Justice decision that categorized new plant breeding techniques (NBTs) as genetic modification now one year old, European research institutes launched an open […]
No, Lyme disease is not an escaped military bioweapon
Could Lyme disease in the U.S. be the result of an accidental release from a secret bioweapons experiment? Could the military have specifically engineered the […]
The scientific magic of Turkish coffee
Turkish coffee is thick, delicious, and if you are lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, will contain your future […]