The Piergiorgio Welby case has sparked intense debate on euthanasia in Italy again. Numerous moral, ethical and legal issues have been raised. If a person is in the vegetative state, and has no hope of improvement, should he or she be kept alive? Who should decide whether the treatment necessary for his or her survival…
A recent decision (already contested, however) to downgrade Pluto to ‘dwarf planet’ status has once again raised an issue almost as old as the classification system in which the former planet was comprised. The decision was taken by majority vote at the most recent assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a manner of proceeding…
Is it more risky chicken or beef meat? Where can I buy safer products? It would be better to eat homegrown products or vegetables bought at the supermarket? How much are antibiotics residues dangerous? Which public bodies do you think are in charge of cheking the safety about what we eat? And how much are…