Soil Bacteria Respire More CO2 After Eating Non-sugar Organic Matter

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 13, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food follows one of two pathways. Either the microbe uses the food to build its own body, or it respires its meal as carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Now, a Northwestern University-led research team has, for...

2024 EU Prize for Citizen Science goes to three projects addressing marine pollution, agricultural biodiversity, and mental health

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 13, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The winners of the EU 2024 Prize for Citizen Science were announced. Citizen science – the general public engagement in scientific research activities – contributes to a vibrant civil society and is getting increasingly popular with Europeans. Out of the 288...

New Zealand ends plans to price agricultural emissions

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

New Zealand on Tuesday ended a plan to put a price on agricultural emissions including methane produced by belching sheep and cattle, relenting to farmer pressure that the plan would make their business unprofitable. The conservative government said in a statement it...

The EU signs €1.4 billion of new guarantee and grant agreements to support Ukraine’s recovery and attract private sector investments

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

At today’s Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the signature of €1.4 billion in new guarantee and grant agreements to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction, as part of the Ukraine...

Europe faces growing threat from combination drugs: report

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Potent synthetic substances, new drug mixtures and changing patterns of use pose a growing threat in Europe, the EU’s drugs agency said the European Drug Report published on Tuesday. These were among the issues raised by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs...

European elections: centre has held, says von der Leyen

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Preliminary results of the European Parliament Elections, held 6-9 June, show the political middle ground holding against right wing pressures, says EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Von der Leyen’s European People’s Party (EPP) is predicted to remain the...