The 8,000-Year History of Great Salt Lake and Its Watershed Is

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 25, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Over the past 8,000 years, Utah’s Great Salt Lake has been sensitive to changes in climate and water inflow. Now, new sediment isotope data indicate that human activity over the past 200 years has pushed the lake into a biogeochemical state not seen for at least 2,000...

Statement by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath on the Europe-wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 25, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

To commemorate the Europe-wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes tomorrow, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen, and Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law,...

German firm gives ‘second life’ to used EV batteries

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 22, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy. This week, the company Voltfang – which means ”catching volts” –...

It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 21, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Corporal punishment refers most frequently to hitting children but can refer to any...

University Supports New Water Quality Monitoring Project

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 21, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The University of Plymouth is working with partners in Devon to help tackle water pollution through a new monitoring project. The project aims to make water quality data more accessible – so communities, experts and agencies can better understand what’s happening in...

‘Darkening’ cities is as important for wildlife as greening them

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 20, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

For billions of years, life has depended on Earth’s rhythm of day and night. DNA codifies body clocks in all animals and plants, which helps their cells act according to this cycle of light and dark. Humans have disrupted this cycle, though, by producing artificial...