Juliette Portala

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

Forests play an important part in EU climate policy, acting as carbon sinks to mitigate ongoing greenhouse gas emissions. But the scientists who study forests think this policy ignores the complexities that their research reveals. “At first look, using forests to absorb more carbon dioxide seems simple,” said Nicola Bozzolan, researcher in climate-smart forestry and bioeconomy at the European Forest Institute, speaking to Science|Business in a personal capacity.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Juliette Portala

"Is my tree dead?" one Redditor asked. It seems like their homeowners association had already decided that it was and compelled them to replace it. "My in-law told me it's not dead," they explained. "She told me that the bottom may have a fungus but the top looks healthy and is taking most of [the] nutrients."Given how expensive buying another tree would be, the original poster hoped to salvage this one before taking the issue further with the HOA.

2 weeks ago | thecooldown.com | Juliette Portala

Have you ever wondered what those tiny bags of what seem to be marbles do in most of your packages? Well, the TikTok account for The Marialva Collection (@tmcvintage1) has, and it is giving you all the answers you need.

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Eleonora Francica |Juliette Portala |David Matthews

The next EU Framework Programme for research and innovation, FP10, will be “self-standing” yet “tightly connected” to the new Competitiveness Fund. These words, pronounced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 20, have been welcomed by many, although questions about their practical meaning remain.

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

Signals that the next Framework Programme will be placed in a new Competitiveness Fund are growing, with European Commission vice president Stéphane Séjourné stating this weekthat the fund would be a “coherent architecture that follows the entire life of companies from research to industrial production.” Meanwhile, a leaked structurefor the fund featured some, but not all, elements of Horizon Europe and made no mention of a separate FP10.