No-sort plastic recycling is near
New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality – The future of plastic recycling may [...]
Environment
Tyre Wear Particles in the Rhine
How Microplastics are Changing River Ecology A study by researchers at the universities of Duisburg-Essen and [...]
Lake Kivu as “Living Lakes Lake of the Year 2025”
Lake Kivu, located between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been declared “Living Lakes [...]
Hidden danger in forest soils
TU researchers prove microplastics are stored in forests for the first time. Microplastics and nanoplastics are [...]
Study links rising temperatures and declining moods
An analysis of social media in 157 countries finds hotter weather is associated with more negative [...]
Extreme Weather Events: How Heat, Drought, and Flooding Affect European Regions in the Long Term
Extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and floods affect the economic strength of European [...]
60 percent of the world’s land area is in a precarious state
A new study maps the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” in spatial detail and over [...]
Budget cuts and conflicts exacerbate hunger
Worldwide, 733 million people suffer from chronic hunger – that is one in eleven people. This [...]
Why animals are a critical part of forest carbon absorption
An MIT study shows decreases in seed-dispersing animals can lead to a major reduction in forest [...]
Greenpeace calls for drastic cut in plastic production as new report reveals millions at risk of toxic air pollution exposure
A new Greenpeace International report released reveals that over 50 million people in 11 countries [1] [...]
Hospital and nursing home food undermines both patient and planetary health, new study shows
Instead of supporting recovery, food served in hospitals and nursing homes may actually undermine patients’ and [...]
Clearing rainforest for cattle farming is far worse for nature than previously thought, finds landmark bird survey
In the largest ever survey of rainforest birdlife, scientists have discovered that deforestation to create pastureland [...]
Ocean Warming Threatens Even Resilient Caribbean Corals
Study including researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and recently published in “Nature Scientific Reports” shows that [...]
Years of drought turn pine forest into source of CO₂
A new study conducted at the University of Freiburg shows that recurring years of heat and [...]
Study shows how a common fertilizer ingredient benefits plants
The findings could enable new ways to increase plants’ resilience to UV stress and enhance seedling [...]
Nature Credits Roadmap to reward nature-positive action and boost private finance
The European Commission launched a ‘Roadmap towards Nature Credits’, to incentivise private investments into actions that [...]