Tag: France

Is It Safe to Be Around Artificial Snow?

The bacterium used in Snomax is non-viable (it is killed first) and it cannot grow at human body temperature. Regulatory reviews in Europe and North America have not found evidence that it causes infectious disease in humans. But not a lot of studies have been done.

Why this French ski village is being stalked by a nerve disease

Researchers found that this French ski village was known for eating this one thing

Brigitte Bardot dies but her legacy of animal rights lives on

Iconic French actress dies but leaves behind a legacy of caring for animals.

The little known nuclear testing sites used by France in Algeria’s Sahara Desert

More than sixty years after France’s nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara, radiation still lingers in the sand. At Reggane and In Ekker, plutonium traces remain where underground detonations vented into the open air. The sites were never fully decontaminated after France’s withdrawal in 1966. Algeria now monitors them with help from the International Atomic Energy Agency, but vast areas remain off-limits to herders and researchers.

Mediterranean Mega Fires Burn Record Land as Climate Change Fuels Extreme Heat and Drought

At the start of August, wildfires exploded across the Mediterranean basin, fueled by a wicked trio of extreme heat,...

France bans outdoor smoking

France, a country of smokers, will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, like beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister said in an interview published on Thursday.

Mantle8 uses AI to pinpoint natural hydrogen in French mountain

In the misty folds of the French Pyrenees, something quietly extraordinary is happening. At a remote site called Comminges in France, Mantle8, a pioneering natural hydrogen exploration company, has unearthed a breakthrough that could shift the balance of Europe’s energy landscape.

Philippe Starck’s Floating Mansion: The Hollow Spectacle of Modern Architecture

The modern architectural world has become so absurd, so self-referential, that we are now finding whimsy in a grotesque pastiche of a mansion hoisted onto a soulless skyscraper—rather than restoring the very real, crumbling mansions that lie abandoned in the European countryside. This is art eating itself, an ouroboros of design where irony and spectacle matter more than substance or authenticity.

Morocco loses half its wheat crop this year from drought

A prolonged drought in Morocco is causing serious problems for the agricultural sector. Local Authorities predict that the 2024...

Saudi’s Aramco, London, China and France bet on combustion engine company Horse

As car manufactures switch to electric, London starts a new business: Horse with Renault from France, Geely from China and Saudi Aramco which owns the world's largest stake of oil. It's all in for combustion engines. 

Eco-Friendly Travel Destinations in France 

The fourth-largest Mediterranean island is a perfect choice if you want your holiday green and healthy! 

Oil fracking protestors in Algeria rise up against their regime, Total and Shell

The demonstrations reflect a deeper discontent at the ongoing exclusion of the Algerian people from public decision-making, and the long-standing socio-economic marginalisation of inhabitants of the oil and gas-rich Sahara, which provides the bulk of Algeria’s resources and income.