Polar Bear Population Decline the Direct Result of Extended ‘Energy Deficit’ Due to Lack of Food

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 3, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. The researchers developed a model that finds population decline is the result of the bears not getting...

Turning Food Waste into a New Bioplastic

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 30, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Current plastic waste management methods are costly and harmful to the environment — and common biodegradable alternatives, like soggy paper straws, fall short as a replacement. MetaCycler BioInnovations has changed that by creating a better bio-based plastic...

Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown. Ocean temperatures were rising at about 0.06 degrees Celsius per decade in the late 1980s, but are now increasing at 0.27 degrees Celsius per decade. Published today...

Extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubauer

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Fridays for Future organiser warns conspiracy theories are increasingly taking hold despite effects of global heating. The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action, Germany’s best-known climate activist has warned, as conspiracy...

Moment in the Sun: Why Greenspace Planning is Key to Better Health

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Researchers from The University of Queensland are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies. Chinonso Odebeatu, a PhD candidate from UQ’s School of Public Health, led a recent...