Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine

The conditions on early Mars were habitable, says Dr Alberto Fairén. Image credit - NASA

Space

02 July 2020

How life on Earth could help us find life on Mars

The red planet may be our best bet for finding out whether we’re alone in the universe.

Automated or semi-automated shipping, which requires fewer people aboard vessels, could help expand the capacity of Europe's shipping industry. Image credit: Kongsberg Maritime

Transport

30 June 2020

Automated shipping coming to Europe’s waters

Reducing crew numbers onboard ships could overcome labour shortages and increase shipping levels.

Health

29 June 2020

Does teenage anxiety have its roots in infancy?

Infant and teenage brains are particularly plastic and vulnerable to adversity.

Space | 02 July 2020

How life on Earth could help us find life on Mars

The red planet may be our best bet for finding out whether we’re alone in the universe.

Transport | 30 June 2020

Automated shipping coming to Europe’s waters

Reducing crew numbers onboard ships could overcome labour shortages and increase shipping levels.

Health | 29 June 2020

Does teenage anxiety have its roots in infancy?

Infant and teenage brains are particularly plastic and vulnerable to adversity.

Epidemics often reveal society's fault lines and exacerbate inequities, says Prof. Peter Piot. Image credit - Peter Piot

Interview | 26 June 2020

Q&A: ‘We are only at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic’ – Prof. Peter Piot

Veteran virologist Prof. Piot says we need to plan for long-term health effects and increased inequality.

E.coli can cause disease but it also lives in our gut and has a range of toxins that helps keep the populations of the various bacteria in balance. Image credit - NIAID/Wikimedia commons, licenced under CC BY 2.0

Health | 23 June 2020

Bacteria are always at war. Understanding their use of weapons may lead to antibiotic alternatives

They have different weapons and tactics, say researchers.

Prof. Peter Piot, Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

Interview | 26 June 2020

‘Now I know the virus from the inside – not just studying or fighting it. It's a very different perspective.’

Veteran virologist Prof. Piot says we need to plan for long-term health effects and increased inequality.

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The age of anxiety

This month, Horizon looks at anxiety – what we know about it, when it becomes a problem and how to treat it.

Health | 23 June 2020

Bacteria are always at war. Understanding their use of weapons may lead to antibiotic alternatives

They have different weapons and tactics, say researchers.

The way anxiety affects our perception of changes to our body, such as breathing, could pave the way for more targeted anxiety treatments. Image credit - www.pxfuel.com/Public domain

Health | 22 June 2020

What anxiety does to our breathing

Anxiety sufferers can misinterpret bodily signals, in particular changes in breathing.

People are very bad at assessing their own sense of smell and often don't realise how important it is until it's gone, say scientists. Image credit - Pixabay/Engin Akyurt, licenced under Pixabay licence

Coronavirus outbreak | 18 June 2020

Why does coronavirus make people lose their sense of smell?

Neuroscience and a smell test are helping decipher coronavirus-related anosmia.

Researchers are using virtual reality to test participants’ reactions to threats such as dogs or falling rocks to understand more about the brain mechanisms linked to anxiety. Image credit - needpix.com, public domain

Health | 15 June 2020

By recreating phobias and panic attacks, neuroscientists aim to improve anxiety therapies

More targeted therapies can prevent relapse.

Millions of tonnes of organic waste are currently dumped in landfill, where it decomposes and gives off greenhouse gases. Image credit - Pixabay/Ben_Kerckx, licenced under Pixabay licence

Environment | 12 June 2020

Making coal from food waste, garden cuttings – and even human sewage

Carbon-neutral biocoal could help reduce industry’s reliance on fossil fuels.

From the naked scientists

Bail out the planet

This week the Naked Scientists discuss whether now is the best time to hit reset and save the planet.

From Freshwater Blog

The global emergency plan to save freshwater species

WWF scientists and other experts outline six strategies.

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Astronomers discover ‘black neutron star’

It could change our ideas of how black holes form.

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Q&A: ‘We are only at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic’ – Prof. Peter Piot

According to Prof. Bekeredjian-Ding, an approved mRNA coronavirus vaccine would be easier and faster to produce and thus deploy worldwide than a conventional vaccine. Image credit - Unsplash/Liliya Lisa

Five things you need to know about: mRNA vaccines

How life on Earth could help us find life on Mars

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Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

How life on Earth could help us find life on Mars

Automated shipping coming to Europe’s waters

Does teenage anxiety have its roots in infancy?

How life on Earth could help us find life on Mars

Automated shipping coming to Europe’s waters

Does teenage anxiety have its roots in infancy?

Q&A: ‘We are only at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic’ – Prof. Peter Piot

Bacteria are always at war. Understanding their use of weapons may lead to antibiotic alternatives

‘Now I know the virus from the inside – not just studying or fighting it. It's a very different perspective.’

The age of anxiety

Health | 23 June 2020

Bacteria are always at war. Understanding their use of weapons may lead to antibiotic alternatives

Health | 22 June 2020

What anxiety does to our breathing

Why does coronavirus make people lose their sense of smell?

By recreating phobias and panic attacks, neuroscientists aim to improve anxiety therapies

Making coal from food waste, garden cuttings – and even human sewage

From the naked scientists

Bail out the planet

From Freshwater Blog

The global emergency plan to save freshwater species

From around the web

Astronomers discover ‘black neutron star’

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