Antarctic Sea Ice Emerges as Key Predictor of Accelerated Ocean Warming

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

A groundbreaking study published today in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Earth System Dynamics provides a critical and previously underestimated connection between Antarctic sea ice, cloud cover, and global warming. This research is important because it...

Global ocean conservation treaty enters into force

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

Yesterday marks a historic milestone for ocean conservation as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement reached 60 ratifications, triggering its entry into force in early 2026. This landmark agreement, the result of over a decade of international...

Commission seeks input for revising EU legislation on animal farm welfare

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

The Commission has opened a public consultation seeking input on the revision of EU legislation for on-farm animal welfare. Farmers, citizens, businesses, national and regional authorities, NGOs and other interested parties are encouraged to share their views. The...

Researchers Find Key to Antarctic Ice Loss Blowing in the North Wind

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 11, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Most of the Earth’s fresh water is locked in the ice that covers Antarctica. As the ocean and atmosphere grow warmer, that ice is melting at a startling pace with sea levels and global currents changing in response. To understand the potential implications,...

From wood waste to key pharmaceutical ingredient: Sustainable method could lower high drug costs

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

One of the main factors driving prices in pharmaceuticals, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics, is the cost of production and materials. Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) have discovered a sustainable...