Iceland: whaling suspended in the name of animal welfare
The Icelandic government on Tuesday announced the suspension of whaling until the end of August in the name of animal welfare, also hinting that...
Paris Air Show: How do you buy an airliner?
At the Paris Air Show, if manufacturers and airlines meet, no transaction is really concluded there. Only contract announcements, or even promises to purchase,...
To protect the high seas, a historic treaty adopted at the UN
It is a historic agreement. For the first time, an international treaty has been adopted, by consensus and applause, by UN Member States aimed...
Construction site Lyon-Turin: return to calm after tensions during the demonstration
Despite the ban, opponents of the Lyon-Turin rail line camped out all afternoon on a road in the Maurienne valley. When their demonstration ended,...
The Swiss are strongly in favor of carbon neutrality in 2050
Achieving carbon neutrality in 2050, yes or no? The Swiss voted overwhelmingly in favor of the law on Sunday, according to initial estimates from...
Global warming: more air turbulence
Researchers at the University of Reading (United Kingdom) compared atmospheric data between 1979 and 2020. In forty years, the number of turbulence on board...
Orange vigilance for thunderstorms: floods, disrupted rail traffic, "tornadic episode" in Seine-Maritime…
Short but intense episodes: the violent thunderstorms which hit the west and the center of France, Sunday June 18, in the late afternoon and...
Climate emergency: the Cité des sciences at the bedside of the environment
Nine tons... This is, on average, the mass of carbon dioxide emitted by each French person, over a year. Well beyond the levels provided...
The last Ariane 5 launch, scheduled for Friday, is postponed due to an anomaly
It will take patience to see Ariane 5 take off. The last flight of the European Space Agency's launcher, whose takeoff was scheduled for...
Pollution: why the air is of poor quality when it's hot
The authorized speed was lowered this Friday by the prefecture in Paris, where it is also not recommended to practice sports activities outside due...