Plants Could Be Used to Grow Medicines in Space, Study Shows

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

Astronauts on long space missions may one day use plants to produce fresh stocks of medicines on demand, thanks to new research by engineers at the University of California San Diego. The team developed a simple method to grow and repeatedly harvest pharmaceuticals...

European industry and civil society unite to accelerate climate action

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

5 companies and industry trade associations have written to the EU to express support for the ETS2. Leading European companies, including TRATON, Vattenfall, and Danfoss, alongside civil society and environmental organizations, have united to form the European ETS2...

Restoring Rivers Can Slow Flows and Boost Opportunities for Wildlife

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 12, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A major river restoration project in Cumbria has shown that reconnecting rivers to their floodplains can slow the movement of water and improve habitats. Research led by Newcastle University and the National Trust found that restoring a straightened, engineered...

Turning Plastic Waste Into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight

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

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight. A new paper led by Adelaide University PhD candidate Xiao Lu explores how...

Scientists explore whether plastic particles could be linked to significant rises in liver disease

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

There is considerable evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in the livers of humans, and wild animal populations on land and in the ocean. Now experts in environmental and human health are investigating whether the presence of these tiny plastic...