Human Activities Compromise Coral Health, Resilience in Maui Waters

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Human activities are fundamentally altering the chemical makeup of local coral reefs, according to a study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and published in Nature Communications. The research team discovered that 25 contaminants from agricultural, industrial...

Commission fines Google €890 million for breaches of the Digital Markets Act

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Thursday the European Commission took two decisions finding non-compliance by Google with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self-preferencing its own services on Google Search, and for putting in place restrictions on businesses to direct consumers to alternative,...

A Native California Wildflower Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The mountain jewelflower inhabits a wide swath of California and Oregon, from summer-scorched foothills to high mountains where snow falls during winter. The mountain jewelflower inhabits a wide swath of California and Oregon, from summer-scorched foothills to high...

Heat is Coming for Hawaiian Corals But Study Finds There May Be Time to Adapt

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Since the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more prevalent bleaching events. New research from oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa used high-resolution modeling that includes...

Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 23, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Artisanal miners carry large sacks of minerals on a rugged hillside at the Mudere mine in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Security Council is meeting now in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering...

Coffee and Heart Health: How Many Cups of Caffeinated Coffee Are Safe to Drink Each Day?

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 23, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Although the relationship between caffeine and cardiovascular health is complex, the latest research indicates consuming up to 5 cups of caffeinated coffee per day (up to 400 mg of caffeine/day) is safe for most adults and may be linked to cardiovascular health...