Carbon dioxide (CO2) could be a better hydraulic fracturing fluid than water, according to a new paper published on 30 May in the peer-reviewed journal Joule (1). And could pave
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High-profile changes in the political environment seem to be reducing the overall number of illegally killed elephants in Africa seems to be falling, according to the authors of a new
In a new paper published on 28 May in Advanced Materials, the authors report a novel water purification device inspired by a rose (1). The solar-steaming system is made from
A new paper published earlier this month on 15 May in Science Advances demonstrates the potential cascade of co-extinction in networks of plant species and pollinators in Europe (1). The
Scientists may have finally solved the 200-year-old “Darwin’s paradox”, according to a new study published on 23 May in Science (1). The findings suggest that tiny short-lived fish allow coral
Scientists recently discovered a type of plastic-eating bacteria that slowly munches away on plastic waste in the ocean (1). Now, scientists from the Technical University of Crete have shed some
To bring space and earth observation closer to EU citizens, the Europan Commission’s Copernicus is launching ‘Europe’s eyes on the Earth’ roadshow. Events will be held in five European Countries
Meeting the goal set out in the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below 1.5–2 degrees Celcius will require efforts that go far beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
Humans pushed the Earth into a new geological epoch, according to some scientists. On 21 May, the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG), a sub-committee of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)
A new study published last week in Nature Sustainability suggests that to keep up with growing food demands — expected to double by 2050 — land use will have to