Germanic warriors in the Roman era may have used drugs in battle
Hundreds of tiny tools attached to battle belts suggest ancient barbarians used stimulants for war.
Tag: Europe
Ancient, 3,300-year-old arrowheads shed light on Europe’s oldest battlefield
An epic ancient battle shows Bronze Age Europe wasn't nearly as peaceful as once thought.
Before humans, Europe was a very different continent
Researchers call to reassess what our idea of what European nature is
Can the Ukraine war finally convince Europe to fully embrace renewables?
The war has disrupted the bloc's reliance on Russian natural gas and countries are looking for alternatives.
Can’t cope with the urban heat? More trees could save the day
Consider yourself lucky if you live in a tree-rich area
Archeologists may have figured out why American rabbits were never domesticated
It seems to boil down to "they don't play nice with others".
Climate change is slowing down Europe’s storms, raising flooding risks
The hazard will increase 14-fold by the end of the century.
Genomic studies uncover the tale of the first Bronze Age civilizations in Europe
Their customs and advances still shape our lives today.
This giant stone slab might be the oldest known 3D map in Europe
It was stored for decades but researchers found it in a cellar in 2014
In Europe, air pollution fell while plastic use rose during the lockdown
Lockdowns across Europe had a mixed effect on the environment.
It’s not just a health concern: air pollution is costing European citizens $190 billion per year
Reducing air pollution should be the priority of European cities.
This will be the longest immersed tunnel and it will be ready by 2029
Traveling between Germany and Denmark will soon be much faster and easier.
Pollution and climate change are driving ill-health across Europe, report finds
Europe needs more green and blue spaces to improve health and the environment.
Heatwave sets temperature records across Europe
UK, Spain, and Italy see unusually high temperatures.
Europe increasingly focuses on coal-free future
Europe gradually starts to say goodbye to coal energy
EU eyes countries for renewed travel to the bloc, but not the US
US citizens will likely have to wait a bit more go to back to Europe.
COVID-19: Lockdown measures in Europe saved more than three million lives
Lifting lockdowns now could increase the risk of the virus spreading again
Up to 11,000 deaths were avoided in Europe thanks to cleaner air
The epidemic is also saving lives by forcing a reduction in air pollution.
Sweden waves goodbye to its last coal plant — two years in advanced
As Europe is increasingly looking at ways to shift away from coal, Sweden has a solid head start.
Anti-coronavirus measures saved at least 59,000 lives in Europe so far
Social distancing works. Stay at home!
Cities affected by air pollution could be more vulnerable to coronavirus
There could be a link between the two, an NGO claims.
Europe sees first cases of Zika, as experts warn over climate change effects
More cases could emerge as temperatures grow
A vaccine against Ebola gets European green light
“This is an important step towards relieving the burden of this deadly disease."
The recent heatwave in Europe between 1.5 to 3.0 °C hotter due to man-made climate heating
Things definitely heated up.
Ancient Neanderthal genomes reveal surprising twist in their settling of Europe
DNA analysis reveals fresh details about how Neanderthals moved across Europe and Asia.
Russian scientists find the first ever giant bird fossils in Europe
A giant bird that used to weigh half a tonne up until 2 million years ago was found by scientists ...
Tuberculosis in Europe is in decline but every 2 minutes 1 person is still diagnosed with TB
Overall, the situation in the European Region is improving slowly to end TB by 2030.
Asia may have given the world beer yeast, new research finds
Thank you, Asia, you're the real MVP.
33,000 people die every year in Europe due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Things are becoming more and more concerning.
Just 20% of US students learn a foreign language — compared to 92% in Europe
This seems to be a systemic problem.
Ivory trade made Greenland great, then barren again
Turns out a one-trick economy never lasts long.
Portugal and Spain brace for record-breaking temperatures
I don't wanna say it's global warming, but it sure quacks like global warming.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island to build new offshore wind farms totaling 1.2GW
As developments in Europe drive down installation costs, the US is eager to get clean energy.
Europe will see a doubling of drought areas if climate change isn’t addressed
The Mediterranean, one of Europe's most beautiful areas, will bear the brunt of the damage.
Without tree husks to house them, Europe’s beetles are dying out
Sometimes not tidying up can be a good thing.
Europe’s microwave ovens release as much CO2 as 6.8 million cars
That's a lot of CO2.
Europe’s first farmers mingled with the locals, slowly mixing the communities together
Until now, we didn't know if the two greeted with a handshake or a bloodbath.
Mysterious 9.7-million-year-old fossilized teeth likely belong to unknown ancient European primate
Some speculate the teeth may belong to a hominid species but evidence backs no such sensationalist claim.
By 2100, hundreds of thousands of EU nationals will bake to death each year with only 3 degrees global warming
Things are heating up all over the world.
Snake fungal disease observed in Europe for the first time
Some pretty bad news for European snakes.
The first hominids might have evolved in Europe, fossil jaw suggests
Emphasis on might.
Europeans don’t believe climate change deniers and want governments to take action, huge poll reveals
The flag's blue but we're green through and through.
Net neutrality wins in Europe – a victory for the internet as we know it
A discussion of tremendous importance for the internet was taking place these days, although most of us weren't even aware ...
Musical horns reveal 2,000 year old cultural ties between Europe and India
An archeologist studying Irish iron-age musical horns has found a very surprising correspondent of the ancient musical arts in Europe: ...
Europe Already Beat Its 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target
The European Union, generally considered the world's 3rd biggest emitter after China and the US, reported that its emissions fell ...
India launches first mission to the moon
Chandrayaan-1 is the name of the first mission India has ever launched towards the moon, and it was launches succesfully ...
Genetic map of Europe
If you ever visited a neighboring country and found that the people there had little or no connection to your ...
