The striped-legged tick settles in France

Every Sunday, find the chronicle “the stupid age”, the animal meeting of Liberation. Striped and fairly long legs, elongated mouthparts, body size ranging from eight millimeters to two centimeters… These characteristics of the tick Hyalomma marginatum make it stand out from its peers. Established for about five years on the Mediterranean coast, the species is … Read more

Bear shot in the Pyrenees: “This drama was written”

An ultimate provocation? An act of revenge? A gesture of despair? The discovery on Tuesday of a bear killed by bullets near the Guzet-Neige station, in Ariège, caused dismay, dismay, but not a total surprise in a region where farmers face attacks by herds and have several once threatened to use the strong way. This … Read more

“The coronavirus crisis is an ecological crisis”

Every day, find the Green thread, the environment meeting of Release. Serge Morand is a health ecologist, research director at CNRS and CIRAD and teaches at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. For him, it is urgent to preserve genetic diversity in nature and agriculture to avoid the multiplication of pandemics. Several species … Read more

What are puberty blockers and why are they in the middle of a controversy

These medicines used to temporarily stop the development of children are at the center of a legal dispute in the United Kingdom A lawsuit against the British Health Service (NHS) for the prescription of puberty blockers has focused on this medicine, but What exactly are they and what are they used for? Puberty blockers are … Read more