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Environment

Hidden danger in forest soils
28.08.202528.08.2025

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
27.08.202527.08.2025

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
19.08.202519.08.2025

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
16.08.202516.08.2025

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
07.08.202530.08.2025

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
01.08.202501.08.2025

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
29.07.202529.07.2025

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
26.07.202526.07.2025

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
25.07.202525.07.2025

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
23.07.202522.07.2025

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
12.07.202512.07.2025

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
11.07.202511.07.2025

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
08.07.202508.07.2025

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 [...]
Why does Norwegian hydropower play an important role in curbing climate change in Europe?
02.07.202502.07.2025

Why does Norwegian hydropower play an important role in curbing climate change in Europe?

Norway plays a key role in tackling climate change in Europe, mainly because it relies so [...]
Weather station in Potsdam shows driest first half-year since measurements began over 130 years ago
01.07.202501.07.2025

Weather station in Potsdam shows driest first half-year since measurements began over 130 years ago

In the first half of 2025, rainfall levels at the weather station in Potsdam on Telegrafenberg [...]
Nations urged to unlock a trillion-dollar land restoration economy
20.06.202520.06.2025

Nations urged to unlock a trillion-dollar land restoration economy

Investing in land restoration: Key to environmental recovery On Desertification and Drought Day 2025, the UN [...]
Environment
26.09.202626.09.2026

Coal-powered economic growth linked to rising urban air pollution and deaths in India

Environment
23.09.202623.09.2026

The WorldRiskReport 2026

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Environment
19.09.202619.09.2026

UN: Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15

Environment
19.09.202619.09.2026

Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits

Environment
18.09.202618.09.2026

WMO: Recent water trends have serious future implications

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Environment
04.09.202604.09.2026

El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027

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