2026 product safety sweep shows improving compliance with product safety rules while some gaps remain

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 8, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the Commission and market surveillance authorities presented the results of the 2026 product safety sweep. The sweep covered nearly 1,700 online listings for childcare and gym products. It assessed whether online marketplaces met key information requirements on...

Elephant Butte Reservoir Runs Low

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 7, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

After orbiting Earth in 1962, John Glenn remarked on an irrigated valley northwest of El Paso, Texas, that stood out against the surrounding desert. Human-made lakes along the Rio Grande have made agriculture possible and turned an otherwise dry area green, as Glenn...

UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 7, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in Nepal. On 26 August, a glacier on the border between Nepal and the Tibet...

€705 million awarded to Europe’s next generation of researchers

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 4, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its latest Starting Grant competition, awarding €705 million to 421 early-career researchers across Europe. The grants will support them at a crucial stage of their careers, helping them pursue ambitious...

Q&A: The Arctic Melt Season Is a Week Longer Now Than It Was in the 1980s, Shows New

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 4, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Relatively few people have been to the Arctic, and even fewer have set foot in Antarctica. Most of us rely on our imaginations and media to visualize these landscapes and the ways they are changing. Research shows that the Arctic is warming four times faster than the...

Tangled Plastic, Fishing Gear Found in Pilot Whales

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 4, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers shows that nearly 23% of short-finned pilot whales that stranded over 13 years in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of plastic ropes, netting, fishing gear and plastic bags that were discarded...