Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province. Condemning the blaze, the UN’s senior Ebola response...

Green Roofs and Living Walls Advance Urban Sustainability in Hawaii

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A living laboratory at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Magoon Research and Education Station is exploring ways to cool buildings and homes without expensive electricity bills while increasing local food production. Led by Andy Kaufman, associate professor in the...

University of Birmingham Tackles Laboratory Plastic Waste Through Pioneering Recycling Scheme

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

University of Birmingham takes steps in tackling major sustainability challenge by collecting disposable laboratory gloves for recycling. The University of Birmingham has completed its first major collection of disposable laboratory gloves for recycling, helping to...

Scientists to Accelerate Trees’ Natural Defenses to Disease and Climate Stress

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Project will focus on English oaks and aims to help trees adapt to keep pace with threats. Scientists are developing a new approach to help trees withstand disease and climate stress by strengthening their own natural immune systems. The £2.5 million IMPULSA project...

Clean your plate – to reduce food loss and waste

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 1, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A large metal container is filled with discarded produce including peppers, eggplants, cabbages, bananas, watermelon, tomatoes, potatoes, and carrots, with a truck in the background. Food waste is helping to fuel global warming, one half-eaten sandwich at a time. In...