Hawaiʻi Corals May Have Time to Adapt to Future Heat Stress

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 31, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Since the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more prevalent bleaching events. New research from oceanographers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa used high-resolution modeling that includes...

Commission endorses Malta’s €60 million Social Climate Plan to support vulnerable households and small companies in the clean transition

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 30, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has today endorsed Malta’s Social Climate Plan – the fourth national plan adopted under the Social Climate Fund using revenues from carbon pricing to ensure a fair and inclusive clean transition. Malta’s plan will mobilise €60.6...

Seabirds Trade Their Survival to Raise More Chicks Next Year Through Flexible Energy Use

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 29, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A field experiment on wild kittiwakes in Alaska reveals how short-term energy demands ripple across the year, with consequences for future reproduction and survival. Wild seabirds that face high energy demands during the breeding season go on to migrate farther and...

EU adopts 21st package of sanctions against Russia

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Thursday, the European Commission welcomes the adoption by EU Member States of the 21st package of sanctions against Russia. The package further restricts Russia’s ability to fund its illegal war and to carry out attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilian...

Human Activities Compromise Coral Health, Resilience in Maui Waters

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Human activities are fundamentally altering the chemical makeup of local coral reefs, according to a study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and published in Nature Communications. The research team discovered that 25 contaminants from agricultural, industrial...