New Study Reveals Floods Are the Biggest Drivers of Plastic Pollution in Rivers

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 11, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products. Much of this plastic waste eventually reaches the ocean, with rivers acting as the main transport routes from urban, agricultural, and other...

Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 11, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Although women are more likely than young men to pursue higher education, they make up only 35 per cent of science graduates. Across the world, a significant gender gap persists at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines due...

Commission adopts new EU legislation on RENURE fertilisers

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 11, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The European Commission has formally adopted new rules on REcovered Nitrogen from manure (RENURE), which will contribute to reducing farmers’ dependency on imported fertilisers. RENURE (REcovered Nitrogen from manURE) refers to fertilising products derived from...

Why Melting Glaciers are Drawing More Visitors and What That Says About Climate Change

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

As glaciers around the world continue to shrink and disappear, they are drawing more visitors than ever, not only for their beauty but for what they have come to represent in an era of climate change. A new study co-authored by Rice University anthropologist Cymene...

TikTok under EU pressure over addictive design that could harm children

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

A preliminary finding by the EU Commission has found TikTok in breach of EU internet rules for its addictive design, and for not assessing its potentially harmful effect on children. Addictive design found by the Commission under the EU’s Digital Services Act includes...

Using influencers to encourage people to drink tap water

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 5, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Against the backdrop of climate change and dwindling water resources, supplying water to large metropolitan areas is becoming an increasingly challenging task for public authorities, who must find urgent solutions. One of the clearest and most viable ways forward is...