Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 7, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The health agency...

3.7m women in EU held managerial positions in 2023

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

3.7 million women in the EU held a managerial position in 2023, up from 3.1 million in 2014, according to the EU Labour Force Survey, the main source for labour market statistics in EU. This means that although women represented almost half of all employed people in...

New Project Investigates Early Warning Signs of Climate Tipping Points

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

UKCEH climate modeller Dr Chris Huntingford is part of a team awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning signs of climate ’tipping points’. The University of Exeter-led project, Advanced Tipping...

New battery-related waste codes will boost circular management of batteries and their critical raw materials

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission updated the List of Waste on Wednesday (5 March) to keep batteries and their critical raw materials in the economy for longer. Batteries are a key technology to drive the green transition, support sustainable mobility, and contribute to climate...

First-of-its-kind AI tool can predict water quality across the US

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Every day, the United States’ extensive water supply system faces pressure to deliver safe water. Now, University of Vermont (UVM) scientists have invented a new tool using AI to help communities better predict threats to their supply. New research published...

New study challenges circular fashion’s economic and environmental claims

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

While the concept sounds promising, a new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainability, uncovers major flaws in how circular fashion is being implemented and discussed. Despite widespread claims that CF can recover over $500 billion in lost value...