A “lost world” beneath the North Sea was once full of forests
Before it vanished underwater, Doggerland may have been a hidden Ice Age forest refuge teeming with life far earlier than anyone imagined.
Europe
Finland Virtually Ends Homelessness, Providing Shelter For All In Need
The main reason Finland is the only country in Europe where homelessness is in decline: those affected by homelessness receive a state-funded small apartment and counselling right away — with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And it’s cheaper than accepting homelessness.
25% of Europeans Would Prefer AI Government to Human Politicians, According to New Survey
More than a quarter of Europeans would rather have their countries’ important political decisions made by artificial intelligence than their elected and unelected human officials, according to a surprising new survey.
Naval Blockade Would Mean ‘War’: Moscow Rebukes US-Proposed Tactic to Hamper Russian Trade
Attempts to use the US Navy to block Russia’s trade would amount to a declaration of war, a high-ranking senator commented on the US internal secretary’s suggestion of impeding Russia’s energy trade through a maritime blockade.
Air Pollution Now ‘Biggest Environmental Risk’ In Europe — EU Auditors
MPs and peers have called for the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to be cut to zero by 2050.
Eels are getting high on cocaine in Britain's drug-polluted rivers, say researchers
Cocaine flushed into rivers is making critically endangered eels “hyperactive” and threatening their survival, new research suggests.
Cannabis used to grow wild in Europe but went extinct before first farmers arrived, research finds
The growth of wild cannabis was rife in Europe during the Stone Age, but the plant disappeared from the continent before the first farmers had a chance to cultivate it, Read More…
Opinion: Sarkozy Indicted For Corruption, As Clinton Cabal Crumbles
It seems as if some measure of bad karma has finally come to haunt the friends of Hillary Clinton, with news emerging this week that France’s former President Nicholas Sarkozy Read More…
Mount Etna: Europe’s Biggest Volcano “Sliding towards the sea”
The most active volcano in Europe is slowly sliding into the sea, according to new research.
US-UK Accuse Russia of “NotPetya” Cyberattack, Offer Zero Evidence
February 19, 2018 (Ulson Gunnar – NEO) – The US and European press have both published stories accusing the Russian government, and in particular, the Russian military, of the so-called Read More…