Highlights

Generative Artificial Intelligence could strengthen open science by improving accessibility, findability, and usability. Still, under less favourable conditions, it could also weaken scientific exchange by obscuring provenance, deepening dependency on opaque infrastructures, and reinforcing inequalities and increasing synthetic overload, in which large volumes of AI-generated scientific content overwhelm the capacity of researchers and systems to verify, interpret, and trust information. This report ...

The rapid expansion of satellite launches, driven largely by commercial mega-constellations, is transforming Earth's orbital environment. As these satellites reach the end of their operational lives, they are increasingly designed to burn up during atmospheric re-entry. While this approach helps limit the accumulation of space debris in orbit, it also releases metallic particles and other compounds into the upper atmosphere. Scientists are beginning to investigate whether these emissions could affect ...

The European Commission is expected to table a legislative proposal in the third quarter of 2026 to govern the transport of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and the cross-border market needed to move captured carbon to storage or utilisation sites. This briefing sets out the issues at stake. All Commission scenarios for 2050 climate neutrality converge on capturing close to 450 million tonnes of CO₂ a year, yet no cross-border market exists at that scale and the business case for capture remains weak under current ...

Preventive healthcare has become a central EU policy priority, driven by rising chronic disease burdens, demographic ageing, widening health inequities, and growing pressure on health workforces. Digital transformation creates new possibilities for proactive, personalised, and continuous prevention at scale. Yet, realising this potential depends on systems that are interoperable, governed, and trusted. This study assesses the technological feasibility, system readiness, and long-term sustainability ...