By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Back in February, before his successful election as the President of the French Republican, Emmanuel Macron had a message for Americans beleaguered federal scientists: come to France. Eventually, details emerged of a program, mischievously entitled “Make Our Planet Great Again,” that set aside $69 million and four-year-long research grants for climate scientists that took…
France Is Making Vaccinations For 11 Diseases Compulsory From Next Year
By: Tome Hale/IFL Science Parents in France will be legally obliged to vaccinate their children against 11 common illness from 2018 onwards. Currently, only three vaccines – diphtheria, tetanus, and polio – are compulsory in France. This new plan wants to extend this to include eight more: measles, hepatitis B, influenza, whooping cough, mumps, rubella, pneumonia, and meningitis…
France To Ban Breeding Of Captive Orcas And Dolphins
By: IFL Science There has been a growing backlash against the use of cetaceans in animal shows, which has precipitated the recent bans on using whales and dolphins, particularly in the United States. Now it seems that outrage has spread to Europe, too. France has just signed into law a new legislation that bans the breeding…