Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine

The so-called lean method could lead to cheaper food in European supermarkets. Image credit: Pixabay/ TeroVasalainen

Agriculture

23 May 2017

Secret to cheaper food may be to copy Toyota - Dr Manoj Dora

‘Lean’ farming could reduce waste.

Pre-eclampsia kills 59 000 women around the world every year. Image credit: 'You'll shine like gold in the air of summer' by David Salafia / Flickr is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

Health

22 May 2017

Humble aspirin helping solve one-in-20 pregnancy threat

Pre-eclampsia affects 800 000 women a year worldwide.

Researchers in Norwich, UK, are hoping to make crops more resistant to disease. Image credit: Kamoun Lab @ TSL

Agriculture

18 May 2017

Can CRISPR feed the world?

Scientists want to edit the genes of potatoes and wheat.

Agriculture | 23 May 2017

Secret to cheaper food may be to copy Toyota - Dr Manoj Dora

‘Lean’ farming could reduce waste.

Health | 22 May 2017

Humble aspirin helping solve one-in-20 pregnancy threat

Pre-eclampsia affects 800 000 women a year worldwide.

Agriculture | 18 May 2017

Can CRISPR feed the world?

Scientists want to edit the genes of potatoes and wheat.

Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici helped to set up SESAME so researchers in the Middle East could access a particle accelerator closer to home.

Professor Eliezer Rabinovici, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Policy | 16 May 2017

‘I think that what the younger generation can take from us is that a group of dedicated, idealistic people can sometimes make a small dent.’

SESAME co-founder helped set up Middle East particle accelerator to build bridges in the region.

Monthly focus

Feeding the 9 billion

This month, Horizon asks if science can help feed another 2 billion people by the middle of this century without destroying our planet.

Statistics such as the number of women on boards do not always tell the full story of gender balance. Image: Pexels/ energepic.com

Policy | 16 May 2017

Gender equality figures promising but not the full story

The key is to look beyond the data.

Atomically thin materials can be stacked on top of each other to create matter with remarkable physical properties. Credit: public domain

Frontier research | 11 May 2017

‘Microscopic Lego’ to keep scientists busy ‘for next 50 years’

DIY super-materials to be assembled from atomic sheets and chains of molecules.

Research on finger millet crops aims to boost essential vitamins to tackle malnutrition. Credit: ‘A Scene of Ragi’ by Thamizhpparithi Maari is licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0

Agriculture | 10 May 2017

New strains of staple crops serve up essential vitamins

Millions of people in the developing world lack micronutrients.

European scientists are tackling some of the challenges that we’ll be facing in the next 60 years.

Policy | 09 May 2017

10 breakthroughs to shape Europe for the next 60 years

How EU scientists are tackling the world’s biggest challenges.

Over 1 million migrants arrived in southern Europe by boat in 2015. Credit: Flickr/ Freedom House

Policy | 08 May 2017

Migration blind spots add impetus to Euro-Mediterranean research push

Most migrants come from middle classes.

From the naked scientists

Would aliens understand maths?

In this week’s podcast, the Naked Scientists discover that maths is everywhere, from counting bees to interstellar trade, and why it’s known as the language of the universe.

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Can CRISPR feed the world?

Secret to cheaper food may be to copy Toyota - Dr Manoj Dora

10 breakthroughs to shape Europe for the next 60 years

Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

Secret to cheaper food may be to copy Toyota - Dr Manoj Dora

Humble aspirin helping solve one-in-20 pregnancy threat

Can CRISPR feed the world?

Secret to cheaper food may be to copy Toyota - Dr Manoj Dora

Humble aspirin helping solve one-in-20 pregnancy threat

Can CRISPR feed the world?