Food industries are now turning meat left-over into high-protein content ingredients for food supplements, or to be added to processed food. But a EU-wide regulation covering them is still lacking.

Most of us know we should live in a more environmentally sustainable way. But it does not happen because we do not really feel involved

Eating insects could bring many benefits, as they are rich in proteins and bring nutrients that could help balance diet in both food and feed

Land use planning and management now has all the scientific tools required for decisions making. But scientists have yet to have an opportunity to collaborate with local authorities to implement them.

Reusing the by-products of fruit and cereal processing could help promote the sustainability of the food industry, as long as its overall environmental fingerprint is clearly evaluated

New droughts forecasting models could help mitigate their consequences on African countries.

Studying the retreat of glaciers in the Himalayas and its effect on monsoon, may lead to scientific recommendations. But the cultural barrier to change may be too high for local people to adopt them.

Scientists are trying to engineer apples so that the most widely consumed fruit in Europe no longer triggers allergic reactions. But would people want to eat them? 

How European scientists are a preparing for a change from a fossil-fuel to a bio-based economy.

A new technology combining distillation with membrane filtration uses waste heat from industries to turn seawater into drinking water

Research examining every step of the food supply chain to cut down the unprecedented amounts of food wasted found that individual consumers need to be more involved

In the fight against desertification, small areas of modest grasses and shrubs slow the soil loss more effectively than phalanxes of trees. Nevertheless, the human factor matters a great deal

Bill Wei shares his views on the use of a dual fingerprinting technology for the prevention of art theft 

Research scaling down climate change prediction down to city level could help prevent dire consequences of natural disasters

A new EU-backed study aims at scientifically prove claims that fibres called polysaccharides help boost the immune system

Biological treatment plus ozone can reduce the amount of sludge coming from wastewater treatment plants by a factor of ten .

A new device based on superconducting nano-materials helps to detect single photons with higher efficiency

How three young entrepreneurs have transformed a brilliant invention into a commercial product .

Droughts and water scarcity are increasingly being observed in many regions of Europe and, according to the EEA, in the coming decades the continent is likely to suffer more frequent meteorological droughts

The DIFIS structure was then tested in extreme storm conditions simulating waves twelve meters high. Below the water, the buffer bell and the dome hardly moved. The installation of the whole structure remains the real challenge