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Environment - Innovation - 22.05.2025
Untangling the green transition, one tech at a time
Untangling the green transition, one tech at a time

Career - Environment - 22.05.2025
World-class ANU scientists join the best of the best at the Academy
World-class ANU scientists join the best of the best at the Academy

Environment - Electroengineering - 22.05.2025
Where power will come from in 2050
By 2050, the aim is for Switzerland's energy system to be decarbonised and no longer reliant on nuclear power.

Environment - Mechanical Engineering - 21.05.2025
Kick-off for EMProBio: Thuringia researches sustainable plastics production

Environment - Politics - 21.05.2025
New international research initiative centres Afro-Brazilian (Quilombola) ancestral knowledge in environmental conservation

Environment - Microtechnics - 21.05.2025
Robots that can climb trees or restore coral reefs
Robots that can climb trees or restore coral reefs
Around 100 Bachelor's students from the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering have spent two semesters working on their Focus projects in 11 teams.

Environment - 21.05.2025
Earthworms avoid tyre abrasion
Earthworms avoid tyre abrasion
Tyre abrasion gets from the road into adjacent soils and affects soil organisms. A joint study by the Ecotox Centre, the aquatic research institute Eawag and the EPFL now shows that earthworms avoid soil that is heavily contaminated with tyre particles.

Environment - Social Sciences - 20.05.2025
Expertise migrants central to ’heat’ approach in Rotterdam and Antwerp
HARARA means "heat" in Arabic - a fitting name for a project that addresses one of the most pressing climate challenges of our time.

Environment - Computer Science - 20.05.2025
Rockfalls, rockslides and more: FAQ and dossier
Rockfalls, rockslides and more: FAQ and dossier

Transport - Environment - 20.05.2025
’The lack of vision has led transport policy down a dead end.’

Environment - Agronomy & Food Science - 20.05.2025
Agri-PV enjoys comparatively high acceptance
Agri-PV enjoys comparatively high acceptance
Study by the University of Bonn sees great potential for solar cells on grain fields or pastures Photovoltaic systems are increasingly being installed not only on roofs but also on open land. This does not always meet with citizens' approval. What is known as agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), however, is viewed more favorably, as researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able to show.

Environment - Earth Sciences - 20.05.2025
Analysis: Temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequence
Analysis: Temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequence

Environment - Life Sciences - 19.05.2025
Citizen science project GartenDiv researches plant diversity in Germany's gardens
Citizen science project GartenDiv researches plant diversity in Germany’s gardens
The recently launched nationwide citizen science project GartenDiv will be the first to research plant diversity in Germany's gardens.

Media - Environment - 19.05.2025
Journalism: Online headlines shift from concise to click-worthy
Journalism: Online headlines shift from concise to click-worthy
Online news headlines have become longer and more negative. They tend to use clickbait style to attract attention. This development can be observed across news outlets, regardless of journalistic quality. Potential reasons include the sinking production costs of online publications, a general change in style, or the more competitive online environment.

Life Sciences - Environment - 19.05.2025
Capuchin monkeys caught abducting baby howlers
Capuchin monkeys caught abducting baby howlers
Cameras on a remote island in Panama captured the origin and spread of a bizarre -fad- To the point Animal abduction: On Panama-s Jicarón island, biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys-a behavior never before seen in wild primates.

Earth Sciences - Environment - 16.05.2025
Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago
Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago
New research from an international group has for the first time shown a strong correlation between the two.

Environment - Innovation - 16.05.2025
Can brightening clouds cool the planet? Manchester-led project to explore innovative solution to avert climate tipping points
Can brightening clouds cool the planet? Manchester-led project to explore innovative solution to avert climate tipping points
As the effects of climate change grow more severe, a team of leading scientists is launching a groundbreaking research project to investigate whether climate cooling solutions such as marine cloud and sky brightening could help prevent the worst impacts of global warming.

Environment - Innovation - 16.05.2025
’Light is a powerful clock for our body’
Light creates safety through street lighting, enables us to work at night or illuminates our city centers at Christmas time - and thus affects almost all'areas of our daily lives.

Environment - 16.05.2025
GAM 21 'Confronting the Environmental Crisis: New Approaches in Architecture'
GAM 21 ’Confronting the Environmental Crisis: New Approaches in Architecture’

Environment - Innovation - 16.05.2025
When a vision becomes reality
When a vision becomes reality
Aldo Steinfeld, a pioneer in synthetic fuels, retires at the end of July 2025.

Innovation - Environment - 15.05.2025
This professor unleashed the power of iron powder as a fuel
This professor unleashed the power of iron powder as a fuel

Environment - Life Sciences - 15.05.2025
Dual Associations with Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness
Dual Associations with Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness
When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further enhanced this cooperation by forming a concurrent symbiosis with two different groups of mycorrhizal fungi.

Environment - Innovation - 15.05.2025
Seagrass bread as food product of the future: ’The Netherlands must take the lead in production’

Astronomy & Space - Environment - 15.05.2025
Taking a Close Look at an Asteroid
Taking a Close Look at an Asteroid
On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will fly past Earth. Researchers at the University of Würzburg are now developing a concept for two small satellites that will rendezvous with Apophis in space and collect photographs of it.

Environment - Innovation - 15.05.2025
Rubble recycling could be key to rebuilding Ukraine

Environment - 14.05.2025
Schoolchildren examine Leipzig's bus stop green roofs
Schoolchildren examine Leipzig’s bus stop green roofs

Environment - Social Sciences - 14.05.2025
Seven VU researchers receive SGW XS grant for innovative projects
Through the NWO Open Competition, the NWO Social Sciences and Humanities (SGW) domain aims to offer researchers the opportunity to conduct research on a topic of their own choosing, without thematic restrictions.

Agronomy & Food Science - Environment - 14.05.2025
World Bee Day on May 20: 40 wild bee species already extinct in Germany
World Bee Day on May 20: 40 wild bee species already extinct in Germany
Wild bees are considered food specialists. They often only collect their nectar from a few or even a single plant.

Environment - Politics - 13.05.2025
India-Pakistan water conflict highlights region’s climate change vulnerability
In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism.

Environment - Astronomy & Space - 13.05.2025
The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts

Innovation - Environment - 13.05.2025
DaCapo: Digital Tools for a Circular Value Chain

Environment - Life Sciences - 13.05.2025
Blueberry research bears fruit at SFU greenhouses
Blueberry research bears fruit at SFU greenhouses
SFU study sheds new light on what causes long-term disability after a stroke and offers new path toward possible treatment Silent damage and rays of hope: Nick Dulvy sheds light on ecological diversi

Environment - 13.05.2025
Review of the 2024 water policy
Review of the 2024 water policy

Economics - Environment - 13.05.2025
Internships boost student skills
Students are working with businesses to become the next generation of financial climate risk analysts.

Environment - 12.05.2025
TEX-DAN Event 'Revolutionize Your Wardrobe' at FH Salzburg
TEX-DAN Event ’Revolutionize Your Wardrobe’ at FH Salzburg

Environment - History & Archeology - 12.05.2025
The historic landscape is revealing its secrets
The Dutch historic landscape is under threat. Changes in the agricultural sector, rising sea levels, drought, and flooding urgently call for measures that will drastically alter the landscape.

Environment - 09.05.2025
Protecting wildlife, one road at a time
Protecting wildlife, one road at a time

Environment - Life Sciences - 09.05.2025
Exceptional diversity of whitefish
Exceptional diversity of whitefish
The diversity of whitefish species in Swiss lakes is unique and plays a central role in lake ecosystems.

Environment - Pedagogy - 09.05.2025
Graphic novel explains the environmental impact of AI
Graphic novel explains the environmental impact of AI

Microtechnics - Environment - 08.05.2025
Eco-friendly aquatic robot is made from fish food
Eco-friendly aquatic robot is made from fish food
An edible robot made by scientists leverages a combination of biodegradable fuel and surface tension to zip around the water's surface, creating a safe - and nutritious - alternative to environmental monitoring devices made from artificial polymers and electronics. The boat-shaped robot takes advantage of the same phenomenon - the Marangoni effect - used by some aquatic insects to propel themselves across the surface of water.

Environment - Event - 08.05.2025
Emission Explorer - a new exhibit at the Swiss Museum of Transport
Emission Explorer - a new exhibit at the Swiss Museum of Transport

Environment - Chemistry - 08.05.2025
Water chemist Urs von Gunten retires
Water chemist Urs von Gunten retires

Environment - 08.05.2025
ANU students take on rural Australia ahead of the World Solar Challenge
ANU students take on rural Australia ahead of the World Solar Challenge

Environment - Life Sciences - 08.05.2025
North Korea's illegal wildlife trade threatens endangered species
North Korea’s illegal wildlife trade threatens endangered species
The North Korean government engages in unsustainable and illegal wildlife trade, which includes species protected under its own laws and poses a threat to biodiversity recovery in the region, finds a groundbreaking new study by UCL researchers.

Architecture & Buildings - Environment - 07.05.2025
Expansion of Inner-City Living Space without New Soil Sealing
Expansion of Inner-City Living Space without New Soil Sealing
A consortium involving TU Graz has developed technical methods for the sustainable extension of existing Wilhelminian (Gründerzeit) buildings using modular timber constructions.

Environment - Materials Science - 07.05.2025
Feat of ’dung-gineering’ turns cow manure into one of world’s most used materials
A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them into manufacturing-grade cellulose, currently used to make everything from surgical masks to food packaging, has been developed by researchers from UCL and Edinburgh Napier University.

Health - Environment - 07.05.2025
Climate change putting millions more people at risk from infection-causing fungi
Climate change putting millions more people at risk from infection-causing fungi
Researchers from The University of Manchester have forecast there will be an increased risk of infection from fungi over the coming years, including a significant spread of some fungal pathogens across Europe, the extent of which will depend on global actions to mitigate climate change.

Environment - Health - 07.05.2025
UL Citizens' Assembly selects projects contributing to a sustainable future
UL Citizens’ Assembly selects projects contributing to a sustainable future

Environment - Chemistry - 07.05.2025
Pooling expertise for the battery of the future: From biomolecules to legal aspects
From biomolecules to legal aspects: the BIOSTORE project features collaborations from a range of disciplines Thinking further afield in battery research: the scientists working on the BIOSTORE projec

Environment - Innovation - 07.05.2025
Potential of small forms of housing
The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts presents the final results of its interdisciplinary study on small-scale housing.
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