Europe forest cover mixed forests habitat loss

Europe's forests can hide lost habitat

Forests cover more than a quarter of Europe, but many original mixed forests have been replaced by fast-growing conifer forests made up of a single tree type. These forests offer poorer habitat for species that need varied trees and forest structure.

Bitcoin tackled the problem of spending digital money twice

Digital information can be copied, creating a problem for digital money: how do you stop someone from spending the same unit twice? Bitcoin used a blockchain to solve this without a trusted middleman, creating the first widely used decentralized cryptocurrency.

Illegal stimulant production became a major source of revenue in Syria

During Syria's civil war, the country became a major center for the production and trafficking of counterfeit Captagon tablets containing amphetamine-type stimulants. Investigations linked parts of the trade to powerful networks associated with the former Assad government. Estimates of the trade's value vary widely, but its scale made it a significant regional security and economic problem.

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Europe forest cover mixed forests habitat loss

Europe's forests can hide lost habitat

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