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These are the top 5 sources of microplastics in your home: Here’s how to avoid them
09.07.2024
These are the top 5 sources of microplastics in your home: Here’s how to avoid them
Microplastics have spread so widely that they’re difficult to track. These tiny particles originate from larger plastics breaking down and…
From Bornean elephants to Chilean cacti: Red list of threatened species jumps by 6,000
09.07.2024
From Bornean elephants to Chilean cacti: Red list of threatened species jumps by 6,000
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation…
Almost half-a-million owls to be killed in US in attempt to save another owl species from extinction
09.07.2024
Almost half-a-million owls to be killed in US in attempt to save another owl species from extinction
To save the imperilled spotted owl from potential extinction, US wildlife officials are set to kill almost a half-million barred…
The Baltic-Finnish gas market can and must be decarbonised
09.07.2024
The Baltic-Finnish gas market can and must be decarbonised
The European Union stands at a critical juncture, confronting the dual crises of escalating climate threats and geopolitical instability. From…
Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader
09.07.2024
Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader
From reversing a ban on petrol and diesel cars to lifting protection for wolves, the EPP’s environment spokesperson Peter Liese…
Hungary eyes EU consensus on geothermal energy future by end of year
09.07.2024
Hungary eyes EU consensus on geothermal energy future by end of year
The incoming Hungary EU Presidency will push for bloc-wide approval of an initiative for expansion of geothermal energy by the…
21 minutes to evacuate: Experts predict Mediterranean tsunami with 100% probability
09.07.2024
21 minutes to evacuate: Experts predict Mediterranean tsunami with 100% probability
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) is warning with 100 per cent certainty that a tsunami measuring over one…
MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban
08.07.2024
MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban
Battery manufacturers and electricity power companies penned a letter to EU lawmakers today (July 4) urging them not to withdraw…
Austria and Switzerland plan to invest €2.1bn in preventing flooding along the Rhine river
08.07.2024
Austria and Switzerland plan to invest €2.1bn in preventing flooding along the Rhine river
Austria and Switzerland are planning to invest €2.1 billion into flood protection on the Rhine river. An agreement was signed…
How did scientists discover new anti-ageing secrets from the world’s longest-living vertebrate?
08.07.2024
How did scientists discover new anti-ageing secrets from the world’s longest-living vertebrate?
Sharks are known as one of the most powerful — and feared — creatures in our oceans. Now, though, it’s…