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On 27 April 2017, the European Commission published the Urban Water Atlas for Europe. The publication – the first of its kind – shows how different...
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New study suggests that EU and the US companies and consumers have much to gain from closer cooperation on food colouring.How we perceive what we eat...
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The JRC Malta Young Scientist Award enables young Maltese researchers to showcase their work and achievements in an international context. The JRC is...
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As eating habits form early in life, children and adolescents are one of the major focus groups of the JRC's nutrition and health-related work. On...
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Fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea are deteriorating at an alarming rate. A recent analysis shows that 93% of the assessed fish stocks are...
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Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic...
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Tidal stream and wave energy technologies have showed considerable technological progress in 2016, culminated with the creation of the first ocean...
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The JRC Wind Energy Status Report 2016 presents key data on global market developments, technology trends and EU support to wind energy. The EU...
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Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space. A new JRC report calls...
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The European Commission has adopted the JRC’s Work Programme for 2017-2018, running under Horizon 2020, the current EU Framework Programme for funding...
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Action is needed to monitor and control the emerging Internet of Toys, concludes a new JRC report. Privacy and security are highlighted as main areas...
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The JRC has recently released a high-resolution tree occurrence dataset for Europe. The EU-Forest dataset is the most comprehensive database ever of...
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Marine litter is a threat to the marine ecosystem, human health and economic activities. A new JRC report sheds light on the many effects of litter in...