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...

Commission invests close to €400 million for postdoctoral researchers

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

On Thursday, the European Commission opens the 2026 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships, with a budget of €399.05 million. These fellowships support researchers holding a PhD to carry out their research activities abroad and...

Commission offers 40,000 DiscoverEU free travel passes to young people

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 9, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the European Commission opens applications for a new DiscoverEU round, offering thousands of young people aged 18 the chance to explore Europe by train and for free. The call opens today at 12:00 CET and closes on 22 April 2026 at 12:00 CET, leading up to the...

MIT Researchers Measure Traffic Emissions, to the Block, in Real-Time

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 9, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A new study pieces together existing data sources in order to develop a detailed, dynamic picture of auto emissions. In a study focused on New York City, MIT researchers have shown that existing sensors and mobile data can be used to generate a near real-time,...