Honeybees are vital pollinators.
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The report results could help explain honeybee colony deaths.
Rocca Calascio is a mountaintop fortress in the province of L'Aquila in Italy. It bears witness to the long relationship between humanity and mountains, and how natural landscapes are also culture ones.
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Often thought of as eternal, mountains are vulnerable to climate change and tourism. To protect them, they should be recognised for their cultural values, not just their natural characteristics.
Some Albanians towns have lost a lot of their younger population.
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Levels of poverty shot up in Albania during COVID when there was little governmental support.
There’s still time to avert the worst of climate change.
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Given how much young people have achieved in the fight against climate crisis it’s crucial their voices are really heard at COP27.
The migrant centre on the Greek island of Samos is surrounded by three layers of fence and barbed wire. According to authorities, it is designed to host up to 3,000 people, of which 2,100 will have a “controlled access” and 900 will be in detention waiting to be sent back to Turkey (21 July, 2021).
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In the wake of revelations on the EU’s failure to protect migrants, an MSF doctor details how those seeking to reach Europe’s shores are increasingly falling prey to violent deterrence methods.
Marcel Proust on a French postage stamp.
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From electricity to X-rays, the Doppler Effect and even quantum theory, Proust’s writing is littered with physics references.
‘What’ll I tell my wife and kids?’
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A new pan-European research project shows that it’s correct in some areas but completely wrong in others.
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There is more to evolution than the genes species inherit.
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The European Commission or any Member State can bring an action before the Court of Justice alleging an infringement. If it does not comply with the judgment, it will have to pay a fine.
Opposition leaders want to know what prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been listening to.
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Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admits his intelligence agency surveilled journalists but denies using illegal Predator software on them.
In Saint-Louis (Senegal), in August 2021, a little girl observes the construction of a dyke against rising water levels due to global warming.
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The promise of US$100 billion a year for North-South solidarity is now a source of frustration for developing countries.
Vladmir Putin is very popular in Serbia.
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European leaders have failed to notice how much support Serbia is providing to Russia, an expert says.
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Star Wars is full of interesting and relevant lessons for the leader of a country (or galaxy) in turmoil.
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Thanks to Vanuatu, a vote at the next UN General Assembly could open the floodgates to international climate litigation.
Far-right political parties, often Eurosceptic, have long been at work building their influence in Brussels. On June 12, 2019, Italy’s Lega and France’s Rassemblement National announced that they would form the Identity and Democracy (ID) group within the European Parliament. At a press conference the next day, Marco Zanni of Lega (L) shakes hands with the RN’s Marine Le Pen.
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How political parties such as Fidesz, Brothers of Italy, and the National Rally form part of the European Parliament.
Artist’s view of what Mars would have looked like a billion years ago.
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A study has found that microorganisms living on Mars billions of years ago may have left the planet uninhabitable.
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The forced confinement imposed to a greater or lesser extent in European countries is directly linked to problems of insomnia, anxiety and depression in people over the age of 50.
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The climate summit to be held in 8 November 2022 in Egypt will discuss issues such as financing for developing countries, combating deforestation and reducing emissions.
Glasgow’s harbour on the River Clyde was an artery of the industrial revolution.
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Women in the textile factories of 19th-century Glasgow faced terrible working conditions. In fighting for their rights, they prepared the ground for feminists today.
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Eight million Ukrainians have fled abroad since the invasion started.