Gaza: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on Thursday after a 48-hour pause following Israeli forces killing seven World Central Kitchen relief workers in a convoy delivering food in the enclave, where...

EU institutions commit to boost cycling across Europe

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 4, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Wednesday, the EU is taking another important step in reducing transport emissions by adopting the European Declaration on Cycling. In the margins of the Informal Transport European Council and the Connecting Europe Days, Adina Vălean, Commissioner for Transport,...

Investment Needed in African Climate Science

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 4, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Africa needs long term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent to adapt to climate change and its effect on weather systems. New research led by the University of Leeds in partnership with the National Centre for Atmospheric...

Golfers’ Risk From Pesticides Used on Turfgrass Is Likely Low, Studies Find

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 3, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

For many, spring heralds fresh air and exercise on the golf course. But do players risk exposure to unsafe levels of pesticides used to beautify and maintain a golf course’s green grass? To find out, researchers asked volunteers to play 18 holes on a simulated course...

New Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Quality Can Identify Sources of Pollution, and Predict Their Effects

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and Trent University, Canada. Microparticles from car tyres, pesticides from farmers’...