mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are in countries exposed to violent conflict, according to a UN-backed study published on Thursday. The finding comes in the latest update to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI),...
mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
A new review study in Nature Communications is the first to systematically show the harmful effects of nano- and microplastics on bees and other beneficial insects. Their function as pollinators is impaired by the plastic particles. This harbours risks for global food...
mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Scientists have discovered toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ present in samples of drinking water from around the world, a new study reveals. Researchers found 10 ‘target’ PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances) – chemicals which do not break down in nature – in tap and bottled...
mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 16, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition, which is the most dangerous form of malnutrition. The warning comes from UN children’s...
mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 16, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
As ocean temperatures remain stubbornly high, forecasters see a diminished chance that the Pacific Ocean will enter its cooler La Niña phase this fall, as was predicted. After a particularly warm El Niño ended in early summer, the Pacific entered its neutral phase....
