Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine

The number of fish parasites is rising with climate change and as fish farming becomes more common, say researchers. Image credit - Flickr/Artur Rydzewski, licensed under CC BY 2.0

Environment

18 February 2020

Fish farmers seek new weapons to fight thriving parasites

The number of parasites is increasing with rising sea temperatures.

Delivering online purchases to people’s homes and offices is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. Image credit -Piqsels, licenced under CC0 1.0

Transport

17 February 2020

The carbon cost of home delivery and how to avoid it

Alternatives include robotic couriers and an ‘Uber’ for parcels.

Brown bears show individuality in the distance they travel each day, their preference for daytime or night-time movement and other behaviours, according to research. Image credit - Rufus46, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Environment

13 February 2020

Understanding different brown bear personalities may help reduce clashes with people

We need more data on Europe’s brown bear populations, say researchers.

Environment | 18 February 2020

Fish farmers seek new weapons to fight thriving parasites

The number of parasites is increasing with rising sea temperatures.

Transport | 17 February 2020

The carbon cost of home delivery and how to avoid it

Alternatives include robotic couriers and an ‘Uber’ for parcels.

Environment | 13 February 2020

Understanding different brown bear personalities may help reduce clashes with people

We need more data on Europe’s brown bear populations, say researchers.

Assessing the health of an entire ocean is an 'extraordinarily ambitious agenda', says Prof. J Murray Roberts. Image credit - Hannah Roberts

Professor J Murray Roberts, Marine Biologist, University of Edinburgh, UK

Interview | 06 February 2020

‘It will be fascinating just to see how the system is actually operating, as opposed to how we think it might be operating.’

Prof. J Murray Roberts is carrying out a health check on the Atlantic.

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The last mile

In February, Horizon looks at how to get people and goods from transport hubs to their final destination in a sustainable way.

Monsoons occur throughout the tropics and sub-tropics but scientists are still uncertain about how climate change will affect them. Image credit - Jean-Marie Hullot/Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0

Environment | 11 February 2020

A 40-million-year-old layer of dust can help predict how monsoons will change

New research could reveal how rising CO2 will affect this poorly understood phenomenon.

Urban goods deliveries add to traffic congestion, noise and pollution. Image credit - Andrew Kambel/ Unsplash

Transport | 10 February 2020

Electric bikes and silent trucks to green goods deliveries

City-wide deliveries could become less noisy and polluting.

The Solar Orbiter will let us see the sun in unprecedented detail, potentially including the first-ever view of the sun's poles. Image credit - ESA/ATG medialab

Space | 07 February 2020

Five things we’re going to learn from Europe’s Solar Orbiter mission

It’s a mission like no other, set to give us the closest ever images of the sun.

Better cancer treatments means there is a growing number of cancer survivors in Europe and we need to work out how best to support them. Image credit - pxfuel, licensed under CC0

Health | 04 February 2020

‘Treating cancer is only part of the journey’: the overlooked needs of cancer survivors

Research into long-term mental and physical health needs is critical, according to researchers.

Scientists are working on overcoming the protective blood-brain barrier to better treat conditions such as stroke or brain injuries. Image credit - Hellerhoff, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Health | 30 January 2020

Our brain has a barrier that stops drugs. How do we get past it?

One approach is tracking single nanoparticles as they make the crossing.

From the naked scientists

Image credit - Pixabay, licenced under CCO

The science of body clocks

This week, the Naked Scientists discuss the biology of our daily rhythms.

From Freshwater Blog

Fish migration map to promote conservation

New protected areas could be established to protect fish species.

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Image credit - Unsplush/Trust "Tru" Katsande

Brazilian virus genome ‘almost entirely new to science’

More than 90% of Yaravirus genes have not been described before.

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Sleep quality as well as duration is the key to beneficial sleep. Credit — Pixabay/ 422737 licensed under CC0

Sleep-deprived brains may be asleep and awake at the same time

Understanding different brown bear personalities may help reduce clashes with people

The carbon cost of home delivery and how to avoid it

Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

Fish farmers seek new weapons to fight thriving parasites

The carbon cost of home delivery and how to avoid it

Understanding different brown bear personalities may help reduce clashes with people

Fish farmers seek new weapons to fight thriving parasites

The carbon cost of home delivery and how to avoid it

Understanding different brown bear personalities may help reduce clashes with people

‘It will be fascinating just to see how the system is actually operating, as opposed to how we think it might be operating.’

The last mile

Environment | 11 February 2020

A 40-million-year-old layer of dust can help predict how monsoons will change

Transport | 10 February 2020

Electric bikes and silent trucks to green goods deliveries

Five things we’re going to learn from Europe’s Solar Orbiter mission

‘Treating cancer is only part of the journey’: the overlooked needs of cancer survivors

Our brain has a barrier that stops drugs. How do we get past it?

From the naked scientists

The science of body clocks

From Freshwater Blog

Fish migration map to promote conservation

From around the web

Brazilian virus genome ‘almost entirely new to science’

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