Diesel cars still popular in Bosnia as EU considers bans
Some EU countries are discussing plans for gradually replacing diesel vehicles with more ecologically acceptable alternatives. Could their dumping of diesel give car salesmen in Bosnia-Herzegovina...
First Venice and Barcelona: now anti-tourism marches spread across Europe
With the continent sweltering under a heatwave nicknamed Lucifer, tempers have been boiling over, too, as a wave of anti-tourism protests take place in some of Europe’s most popular destinations....
WORLD’S FIRST EMOJIS? Stela of Montoro Iron Age stone slab covered in symbols that no one can understand leaves scientists BAFFLED
It was only two years later, when rangers from the local environment department spotted the massive slab, that he realised it was something of huge historical significance. Experts now believe the...
Gibraltar will follow UK’s lead on ‘microbeads’
Gibraltar will follow the UK’s lead and ban the sale of cosmetics and toiletries that contain tiny plastic pieces known as “microbeads”, as part of efforts to stop plastic waste entering the oceans....
Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period
Malaria was already widespread on Sardinia by the Roman period, long before the Middle Ages, as indicated by research at the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine of the University of Zurich with the...
To Decrease Your Environmental Footprint, Eat Less Meat
When you think of major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture might not immediately come to mind. However, food production contributes about a quarter of all emissions, a magnitude...
EIGHT MIGRANTS DIE IN MEDITERRANEAN – AID GROUP
Eight migrants died in the Mediterranean and 375 were rescued from small boats on Tuesday, aid group Proactiva Open Arms said. More than 2,200 people have lost their lives so far this year trying to...
ISRAEL SET TO REGULATE SEAS’ LEGAL STATUS
Israel may finally be on the verge of organizing a marine landscape that has for decades been plagued by regulatory pandemonium. With the prospects of continued natural gas development brewing, the...
