EU’s population projected to drop by 11.7pct by 2100

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The EU population is expected to decline by 11.7 per cent between 2025 and 2100, acccording to the latest population projections from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency. The figures translate to a predicted decrease of 53.0 million people in the EU by the start of...

Commission invests €16 million in pan-European reporting

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Thursday, the European Commission launched a call for proposals to support independent audiovisual and digital pan-European reporting on EU affairs by European media outlets. This annual call is worth €16.6 million. It will connect EU citizens with news of their...

Simple Menu Tweak Shown to Boost Vegetarian Choices and Cuts Carbon

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Replacing just one meat dish with a vegetarian option in workplace cafeterias can significantly shift what people eat – cutting both calories and carbon emissions – according to a new study from researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health...

Second meeting of Special Panel to advise President von der Leyen on child online safety

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the Special Panel on child online safety advising President von der Leyen on child online safety, convened for a second meeting. Today’s meeting focused on current EU rules and initiatives to protect minors online, shared by experts advising Member...

Plants Growing Higher Across Himalaya as Climate Warms

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Plants are growing higher up mountains across the Himalayan region, new research shows. The study – led by the University of Exeter – examined the alpine “vegetation line” (the upper limit of continuous plants) in six regions across the Himalaya, from Ladakh, India in...

Lebanon: Health system overwhelmed following a ‘horrific’ day of Israeli strikes

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 10, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The scale and speed of destruction from the wave of airstrikes in Lebanon which began just hours after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, has left the country’s already strained health system struggling to cope, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO...