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Social Sciences - Aug 5
Opinion: Is Alexander Lukashenko trying out the 'madman' theory of foreign policy?
Opinion: Is Alexander Lukashenko trying out the 'madman' theory of foreign policy?
Health - Aug 5
Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage
Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage
Environment - Aug 4
New satellite data reveal increasing proportion of world's population exposed to floods
New satellite data reveal increasing proportion of world's population exposed to floods
Art - Aug 3
Bridging the gap between science and art: Fermilab's artists-in-residence program hits seventh year
Bridging the gap between science and art: Fermilab's artists-in-residence program hits seventh year
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Social Sciences - Environment - 24.06.2021
Environment - 24.06.2021 
A wilder future for Yorkshire
A new flagship restoration project showcasing an alternative future for the UK's uplands has been launched.
Environment - 24.06.2021
Physics - Environment - 24.06.2021
Environment - Materials Science - 23.06.2021
Innovation - Environment - 23.06.2021 
The Future on Rails: The Railway System - Styria as an International Centre of Research and Innovation
TU Graz, voestalpine, ÖBB, Siemens Mobility Austria and Virtual Vehicle pool their railway expertise.
Event - Environment - 23.06.2021
Environment - Earth Sciences - 23.06.2021 
For the second straight year, smaller Chesapeake Bay dead zone forecast for the summer
For the second year in a row, researchers are forecasting a smaller than average Chesapeake Bay "dead zone” due to reduced river flows and less nutrient and sediment pollution.
Environment - Architecture - 23.06.2021
Environment - Campus - 22.06.2021 
New connector for sustainable structures on Earth and in space
As part of his Master's degree in civil engineering, an EPFL student developed a connector for use in building sustainable structures.
Environment - Social Sciences - 21.06.2021
Health - Environment - 21.06.2021
Environment - Computer Science - 21.06.2021 
Designing sustainable cities
By 2050, more than 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities. Stanford Natural Capital Project researchers have developed software that shows city planners where to invest in nature to improve people's lives and save billions of dollars.
Event - Environment - 18.06.2021
Environment - 18.06.2021 
Juggling with constant change
A cultural landscape reflects the combined activity of nature and humans. Where has the equilibrium of this union been lost? And how can we restore the balance? Putting on the VR headset, Maya finds herself immersed in a landscape where a dozen wind turbines are busy generating electricity. Whenever she moves, this immediately triggers sounds linked to the virtual image.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 18.06.2021 
Organic farming could feed Europe by 2050
Food has become one of the major challenges of the 21st century. According to a study carried out by CNRS scientists 1 , an organic, sustainable, biodiversity-friendly agro-food system, could be implemented in Europe and would allow a balanced coexistence between agriculture and the environment.
Environment - 17.06.2021
Environment - Health - 17.06.2021
Environment - Health - 17.06.2021
Environment - 17.06.2021
Environment - Life Sciences - 17.06.2021 
Protection and promotion of native crayfish
Formerly widespread, native crayfish in Switzerland are now highly endangered. With support from Eawag, experts are doing everything they can to preserve the secretive river dwellers.
Environment - 17.06.2021
Environment - Campus - 17.06.2021
Earth Sciences - Environment - 17.06.2021 
Seismic study will help keep carbon underground
Department of Energy grant backs development of Jonathan Ajo-Franklin's fiber-optic monitors Rice University geoscientists and their colleagues will develop sophisticated fiber-optic sensors and seis
Environment - Materials Science - 16.06.2021
Physics - Environment - 16.06.2021
Environment - Materials Science - 16.06.2021
Environment - 16.06.2021
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 16.06.2021 
Updating the self-sufficiency ratio
The level of self-sufficiency indicates the extent to which agricultural performance ensures food security.
Environment - 16.06.2021
Environment - Event - 15.06.2021
Environment - Pedagogy - 15.06.2021 
’Learning to take responsibility for the future’: How can education be made sustainable? - A guest commentary by Christian Fischer
In view of current social developments and global challenges - for example, climate change and world health - education for sustainable development (ESD) is becoming increasingly important.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 15.06.2021 
Finding the ’sweet spots’ for managed aquifer recharge
Rapidly worsening drought and a mandate to bring aquifer withdrawals and deposits into balance by 2040 have ignited interest in replenishing California groundwater through managed aquifer recharge.
Environment - Economics / Business - 15.06.2021
Life Sciences - Environment - 15.06.2021
Environment - 15.06.2021
Environment - Economics / Business - 15.06.2021
Life Sciences - Environment - 15.06.2021 
Snails carrying the world’s smallest computer help solve mass extinction survivor mystery
Study yields new insights into the survival of a native snail important to Tahitian culture and ecology and to biologists studying evolution More than 50 species of tree snail in the South Pacific So
Environment - 14.06.2021
Environment - Physics - 14.06.2021
Environment - 14.06.2021
Chemistry - Environment - 14.06.2021 
The Story Behind Our Infinitely Recyclable Plastic
A Q&A with two scientists behind a project aiming to solve the practical and environmental problems of traditional plastics A multidisciplinary Berkeley Lab team has been working for several years to
Social Sciences - Environment - 14.06.2021
Earth Sciences - Environment - 13.06.2021 
New experimental chamber pathway to ground-breaking discoveries
It's not easy to predict how rock will fracture when exposed to a blast hundreds of metres below the earth's surface, but a piece of experimental equipment will take away the guess work for The University of Queensland's blasting and fragmentation technology team. The unique chamber will allow the team, led by UQ's Associate Professor Italo Onederra and Dr Christopher Leonardi, to validate advanced modelling tools that will help them to develop safer mining techniques that are also better for the environment.
Environment - Social Sciences - 12.06.2021
Health - Environment - 12.06.2021
Environment - Economics / Business - 11.06.2021
Environment - Computer Science - 11.06.2021
Environment - 11.06.2021
Environment - Life Sciences - 11.06.2021 
Pollutant concentration increases in the franciscana dolphin, one of the most threatened species worldwide
The concentration of potentially toxic metals is increasing in the population of the franciscana dolphin -a small cetacean, endemic from the Rio de la Plata and an endangered species- according to a study led by a team of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), published in the journal Science of The Total Environment .
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A new flagship restoration project showcasing an alternative future for the UK's uplands has been launched.
For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices
UChicago scientists and engineers seek to transform plastics, electronics, transportation Modern society is now starting to feel the real-world effects of climate change, after more than a century of
UChicago scientists and engineers seek to transform plastics, electronics, transportation Modern society is now starting to feel the real-world effects of climate change, after more than a century of
TU Graz, voestalpine, ÖBB, Siemens Mobility Austria and Virtual Vehicle pool their railway expertise.
For the second year in a row, researchers are forecasting a smaller than average Chesapeake Bay "dead zone” due to reduced river flows and less nutrient and sediment pollution.
As part of his Master's degree in civil engineering, an EPFL student developed a connector for use in building sustainable structures.
Climate education project takes root in high school gardens
A project which aims to plant the seeds of climate awareness and action through gardening is branching out across Glasgow high schools.
A project which aims to plant the seeds of climate awareness and action through gardening is branching out across Glasgow high schools.
Opinion: ’Natural’ disasters are due to societal failures, here’s a six-point pandemic recovery plan
Covid-19 may be a 'natural' disaster, but disasters occur due to societal failures, and steps can be taken to mitigate the risk of future pandemics, says Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Covid-19 may be a 'natural' disaster, but disasters occur due to societal failures, and steps can be taken to mitigate the risk of future pandemics, says Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
By 2050, more than 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities. Stanford Natural Capital Project researchers have developed software that shows city planners where to invest in nature to improve people's lives and save billions of dollars.
A cultural landscape reflects the combined activity of nature and humans. Where has the equilibrium of this union been lost? And how can we restore the balance? Putting on the VR headset, Maya finds herself immersed in a landscape where a dozen wind turbines are busy generating electricity. Whenever she moves, this immediately triggers sounds linked to the virtual image.
Food has become one of the major challenges of the 21st century. According to a study carried out by CNRS scientists 1 , an organic, sustainable, biodiversity-friendly agro-food system, could be implemented in Europe and would allow a balanced coexistence between agriculture and the environment.
Is the UK government’s clean air approach good enough?
COVID-19 has changed how we live and work. It has also shown how it is possible for government to act swiftly and decisively, and for behaviour change to occur at scale.
COVID-19 has changed how we live and work. It has also shown how it is possible for government to act swiftly and decisively, and for behaviour change to occur at scale.
Formerly widespread, native crayfish in Switzerland are now highly endangered. With support from Eawag, experts are doing everything they can to preserve the secretive river dwellers.
Impact glasses from Belize represent tektites from the Pleistocene Pantasma impact crater in Nicaragua
Publication by LGL-TPE Earth & Environment on May 17, 2021. Tektites are terrestrial impact-generated glasses that are ejected long distance (up to 11,000 km), share unique characteristics and have a poorly understood formation process.
Publication by LGL-TPE Earth & Environment on May 17, 2021. Tektites are terrestrial impact-generated glasses that are ejected long distance (up to 11,000 km), share unique characteristics and have a poorly understood formation process.
Department of Energy grant backs development of Jonathan Ajo-Franklin's fiber-optic monitors Rice University geoscientists and their colleagues will develop sophisticated fiber-optic sensors and seis
Researchers contribute to UK Climate Risk report
Experts from the University of Birmingham have contributed to a major review of climate risk in the UK, produced by the Climate Change Committee, which shows action to improve the nation's resilience is failing to keep pace with the impacts of a warming planet. The Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk (for the third Climate Change Risk Assessment - CCRA3) is a comprehensive review of the risks and opportunities facing the UK from climate change.
Experts from the University of Birmingham have contributed to a major review of climate risk in the UK, produced by the Climate Change Committee, which shows action to improve the nation's resilience is failing to keep pace with the impacts of a warming planet. The Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk (for the third Climate Change Risk Assessment - CCRA3) is a comprehensive review of the risks and opportunities facing the UK from climate change.
The level of self-sufficiency indicates the extent to which agricultural performance ensures food security.
UK needs to step up efforts to mitigate climate change
Efforts to tackle climate change are not keeping up with the fast pace of global warming and increasing climate risks, according to a report by the Climate Change Committee involving UCL experts.
Efforts to tackle climate change are not keeping up with the fast pace of global warming and increasing climate risks, according to a report by the Climate Change Committee involving UCL experts.
In view of current social developments and global challenges - for example, climate change and world health - education for sustainable development (ESD) is becoming increasingly important.
Rapidly worsening drought and a mandate to bring aquifer withdrawals and deposits into balance by 2040 have ignited interest in replenishing California groundwater through managed aquifer recharge.
Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran
Research team from the Universities of Kassel, Göttingen and Kurdistan investigate this form of local nature conservation How much do traditional practices contribute to the protection of local biodiversity?
Research team from the Universities of Kassel, Göttingen and Kurdistan investigate this form of local nature conservation How much do traditional practices contribute to the protection of local biodiversity?
Should Ships In India Switch to Shore Power?
Carnegie Mellon University A team of EPP researchers has answered an important question about the shipping industry for a rapidly modernizing India Countries throughout Europe and North America requi
Carnegie Mellon University A team of EPP researchers has answered an important question about the shipping industry for a rapidly modernizing India Countries throughout Europe and North America requi
Study yields new insights into the survival of a native snail important to Tahitian culture and ecology and to biologists studying evolution More than 50 species of tree snail in the South Pacific So
A Q&A with two scientists behind a project aiming to solve the practical and environmental problems of traditional plastics A multidisciplinary Berkeley Lab team has been working for several years to
It's not easy to predict how rock will fracture when exposed to a blast hundreds of metres below the earth's surface, but a piece of experimental equipment will take away the guess work for The University of Queensland's blasting and fragmentation technology team. The unique chamber will allow the team, led by UQ's Associate Professor Italo Onederra and Dr Christopher Leonardi, to validate advanced modelling tools that will help them to develop safer mining techniques that are also better for the environment.
Skewed perceptions in climate policy
The benefits of strict climate policies are often underestimated in public debate, while the costs are generally overestimated, says Lucas Bretschger. Climate protection does not have a negative impact on economic development. Climate policies will permanently affect the structures of our economies.
The benefits of strict climate policies are often underestimated in public debate, while the costs are generally overestimated, says Lucas Bretschger. Climate protection does not have a negative impact on economic development. Climate policies will permanently affect the structures of our economies.
$1.2 million for two new Stanford research projects on energy/climate AI and environmental justice
Three Stanford University entities will fund two new research projects on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make energy systems more sustainable, affordable, resilient and fair to all socioeconomic groups.
Three Stanford University entities will fund two new research projects on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make energy systems more sustainable, affordable, resilient and fair to all socioeconomic groups.
The concentration of potentially toxic metals is increasing in the population of the franciscana dolphin -a small cetacean, endemic from the Rio de la Plata and an endangered species- according to a study led by a team of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), published in the journal Science of The Total Environment .
News in Brief
Social Sciences - Aug 5
Opinion: Is Alexander Lukashenko trying out the 'madman' theory of foreign policy?
Opinion: Is Alexander Lukashenko trying out the 'madman' theory of foreign policy?
Health - Aug 5
Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage
Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage
Environment - Aug 4
New satellite data reveal increasing proportion of world's population exposed to floods
New satellite data reveal increasing proportion of world's population exposed to floods
Art - Aug 3
Bridging the gap between science and art: Fermilab's artists-in-residence program hits seventh year
Bridging the gap between science and art: Fermilab's artists-in-residence program hits seventh year