Fiddler Crabs Found to Hoover Up and Break Down Microplastic Particles

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 18, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

New research has found that Fiddler crabs are playing an unheralded role when it comes to hoovering up microplastics found in the world’s mangrove forests and salt marshes. Scientists studying a thriving population of Fiddler crabs in a polluted mangrove forest in...

The Alps to Lose a Record Number of Glaciers in the Next Decade

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 16, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

How much longer will glaciers survive? A new study from ETH Zurich researchers offers the first detailed projection of how many glaciers could vanish by 2100 due to global warming – and why regions such as Switzerland will be most affected. This approach could also...

Polar Bears May Be Adapting to Survive Warmer Climates, Says Study

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 15, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) discovered that some genes...

How Africa is using tech to protect nature and the planet

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 9, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Across Africa, home-grown tech solutions are being designed to protect nature and people, from using artificial intelligence to monitor illegal logging or predict against floods, to building solar projects that power irrigation. Tech experts say the surge of...

EU agri-food trade strengthens in September as surplus rises

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 1, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The latest agri-food trade report published today by the European Commission shows that the EU agri-food trade surplus experienced strong month-on-month growth, reaching €5.4 billion in September 2025, which is 45% higher than in August. EU agri-food exports reached...