Multinational enterprises hinder global sustainability goals with profit-driven strategiesScience
Multinational enterprises hinder global sustainability goals with profit-driven strategies
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are undermining global sustainability efforts by prioritizing profit over meaningful innovation, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Despite…
SourceDecember 15, 2024
Full articleNew research targets soybean resilience to devastating nematode infestationsScience
New research targets soybean resilience to devastating nematode infestations
Microscopic but mighty, plant-parasitic nematodes are responsible for $160 billion in agricultural losses worldwide every year. Among the most destructive is the southern root-knot nematode,…
SourceDecember 15, 2024
Full articleCyclone kills 14 people in France’s Mayotte: security sourceNews
Cyclone kills 14 people in France’s Mayotte: security source
Paris, France | AFP - Cyclone Chido killed at least 14 people on the French Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, a security source told…
SourceDecember 15, 2024
Full articleAI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photosScience
AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photos
Scientists have developed a new AI tool to unlock hidden insights from millions of wildlife images shared online, potentially revealing how species adapt to climate…
SourceDecember 14, 2024
Full articleClimate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communitiesClimate
Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communities
Rural Indigenous communities in Russia's Far East rely on traditional food systems that depend on wild animal, plant, and fungal species, especially in remote and…
SourceDecember 13, 2024
Full article2025 ‘likely’ to be in top three warmest years: UK Met OfficeNews
2025 ‘likely’ to be in top three warmest years: UK Met Office
London, United Kingdom | AFP - The UK weather service forecast Thursday that 2025 would likely be among the top three warmest years globally, falling…
SourceDecember 12, 2024
Full articleUCF researcher receives $3.8 million grant to develop a solar energy storage systemNews
UCF researcher receives $3.8 million grant to develop a solar energy storage system
Marisa Ramiccio | University of Central Florida - Solar energy may be abundant in the hot and muggy climate of Florida, but it can be…
SourceDecember 11, 2024
Full articlePossible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UNNews
Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UN
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP - The cooling weather phenomenon La Niña could appear in coming months, but if it does it will likely be too…
SourceDecember 11, 2024
Full articleWildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingNews
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing
By Sébastien VUAGNAT Malibu, United States | AFP- A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's…
SourceDecember 11, 2024
Full articleUS moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinctionNews
US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction
Washington, United States | AFP - The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by…
SourceDecember 11, 2024
Full articleFRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipientsNews
FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipients
The FRONTIERS Science Journalism in Residency Programme has selected ten science journalists to participate in its second round of residencies. The chosen candidates - Marta…
SourceDecember 10, 2024
Full articlePapua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talksNews
Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
By Laura CHUNG Sydney, Australia | AFP - Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's…
SourceDecember 10, 2024
Full articleLaws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvementScience
Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvement
Fair pay policies are widely implemented while mental health services and non-discrimination policies are lacking. PLOS - More than half of laws and policies on…
SourceDecember 10, 2024
Full articleWhy Americans are changing their red meat habits?News
Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?
AUSTIN, TX, USA - Limiting red meat consumption is key to a sustainable and healthy diet, yet Americans are among the world’s largest consumers of…
SourceDecember 9, 2024
Full articleU.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality constructionNews
U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality construction
New research shows that lower-quality public housing in the United States is located in areas with high flood risk. AUSTIN, TX, USA – Hurricane Helene…
SourceDecember 9, 2024
Full articleThree-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UNNews
Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN
Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on Earth | Five billion people could be affected by 2100 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Even as dramatic water-related…
SourceDecember 9, 2024
Full article2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitorNews
2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
Paris, France | AFP - The year of 2024 is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold…
SourceDecember 9, 2024
Full articleWill Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?News
Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?
OPINION | By Pier Paolo Raimondi, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan Trump’s energy and climate policies, aimed at “dominance,” may widen divides with Europe…
SourceDecember 6, 2024
Full articleCopenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat: WaterNews
Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat: Water
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - In low-lying Copenhagen where rising sea levels, groundwater and rainfall pose a risk to infrastructure, the Danish…
SourceDecember 6, 2024
Full articleIceland authorises whale hunting until 2029News
Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029
Reykjavik, Iceland | AFP - Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the…
SourceDecember 6, 2024
Full articleMapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wellsScience
Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells
Undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells are scattered remnants of over a century of drilling, posing risks to water, air, and climate through potential leaks…
SourceDecember 5, 2024
Full articleFrance urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate lawNews
France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate law
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - France on Thursday urged the United Nations top court to "clarify" international law relating to the fight against climate…
SourceDecember 5, 2024
Full article‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025News
‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025
By Nina LARSON Geneva, Switzerland | AFP - The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging…
SourceDecember 4, 2024
Full articleAfter floods, Spain records warmest November everNews
After floods, Spain records warmest November ever
Madrid, Spain | AFP - Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after October ended with its…
SourceDecember 3, 2024
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