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A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh has managed to create paracetamol from plastic waste, using a biochemical reaction involving the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), according to a study published in the prestigious...

A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that 96% of bathing waters in the European Union meet minimum quality standards, and 85% are classified as "excellent”. The situation remains stable compared to last year,...

A major new study by about 60 researchers from 17 countries warns that ten key climate indicators are in the red, signaling an accelerating worsening of the global climate crisis. Published in the journal Earth System Science Data, the report...

The number of regions affected by drought globally doubled between 1900 and 2020, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to the analysis, droughts have become more frequent, more...

Thousands of locals took to the streets in the capital of the island of Mallorca to protest the negative impact of mass tourism on daily life, in a demonstration organized under the slogan "Less Tourism, More Life,” reports DPA....

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched, in Reykjavik, a new pan-European commission dedicated to combating the effects of climate change on health. The initiative comes in the context of the intensification of climate crises with a...

The world is approaching a turning point in protecting the oceans: the international treaty on the high seas, adopted in 2023, is about to become a legal reality. The announcement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the...

Marea Barieră de Corali ar putea supravieţui creşterii nivelului mării, dar nu şi în prezenţa stresului climatic şi a poluării, sugerează un nou studiu publicat de Universitatea Sydney. O privire în trecutul geologic oferă perspective...

The Great Barrier Reef may survive rising sea levels, but not in the presence of climate stress and pollution, suggests a new study published by the University of Sydney. A look into the geological past offers worrying prospects for the future of...

A statement signed by alleged "two gangs of anarchists" was published on a website affiliated with the far-left movement, Indymedia, claiming an act of sabotage on the electrical infrastructure in the Var and Alpes-Maritimes regions. The...

The European Union's agricultural sector loses an average of 28.3 billion euros annually from extreme weather events, which are being exacerbated by climate change, according to a study cited by Reuters. Only a small part of the losses is...

The "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca, through the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, is launching for the first time in Romania the European initiative "Plastic Pirates", a participatory research...

The state subsidy for the purchase of a fully electric car increases from 5,100 euros to 7,500 euros, according to the new financing guide approved by the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests for the Rabla 2025 Program. According to the...

A new global episode of coral bleaching, spanning more than two years, is wreaking havoc in the world's oceans, affecting approximately 84% of coral reefs - an absolute record in the history of documentation of these phenomena, according to...

Between 14% and 17% of the world's agricultural land is contaminated with at least one toxic heavy metal, warns a study published in the journal Science and cited by AFP. This contamination could pose a direct risk to the health of up to 1.4...

One of the most ambitious ecological projects of the European Union - the emissions trading system (EU-ETS) - is about to become a Trojan horse used by the world of organized crime, claim the journalists from Follow The Money (FTM), following an...

Comisia Europeană, Parlamentul European şi statele membre ale Uniunii Europene au ajuns la un compromis privind o legislaţie mai strictă împotriva poluării cu microplastice, potrivit AFP. Noul regulament vizează în special combaterea răspândirii...

The European Commission, the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union have reached a compromise on stricter legislation against microplastic pollution, according to AFP. The new regulation aims in particular to combat the...

A recent study presented at the American Chemical Society shows that chewing gum can release hundreds of microplastic particles into the mouth. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed the chemical composition of a...

A new report on bird populations in the United States reports an alarming decline, with 112 species at a "tipping point" due to habitat loss and climate change. Of those, 42 species are experiencing sharp declines, raising alarm bells in...

Over 40 teachers from seven countries are participating this week in an educational innovation workshop focused on the study of climate change, held in Târgu Mureş. The event takes place within the ASSET (Assistance for Skilled Environmental...

Un studiu recent publicat în prestigiosul jurnal Environmental Pollution aduce dovezi semnificative despre impactul activităţilor umane asupra faunei sălbatice încă din perioada medievală. Cercetarea, realizată de o echipă franco-română,...

A recent study published in the prestigious journal Environmental Pollution provides significant evidence of the impact of human activities on wildlife since the medieval period. The research, carried out by a Franco-Romanian team, highlights...

Cercetători clujeni sunt implicaţi într-o descoperire potrivit căreia cele mai vechi dovezi pentru poluarea antropică a faunei sălbatice din Europa Medievală sunt în România, potrivit Agerpres."Doi cercetători anunţă publicarea, în...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), nicknamed "forever pollutants," are a growing concern due to their toxic effects on human health, including the risk of cancer. These nearly indestructible chemicals accumulate in air,...

A new study confirms that the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta has an amazing ability to learn and memorize the coordinates of the Earth's magnetic field, using them as a veritable natural GPS to navigate to their favorite nesting and...

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Municipalitatea din Amsterdam a anunţat o măsură ambiţioasă pentru combaterea poluării: interzicerea ambarcaţiunilor de agrement pe faimoasele sale canale turistice din centrul oraşului. Potrivit unui comunicat oficial, începând cu 1 aprilie,...

The municipality of Amsterdam has announced an ambitious measure to combat pollution: banning pleasure boats on its famous tourist canals in the city center. According to an official statement, starting April 1, only electric, hydrogen-powered...

Poluarea atmosferică joacă un rol semnificativ în creşterea numărului de cazuri de adenocarcinom pulmonar, cel mai frecvent tip de cancer pulmonar la nivel global, relevă un nou studiu publicat în revista Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Cu 2,5...

The Romanian Geographical Society warns that the discipline Geography ""has disappeared'' from the subjects studied in grades 11 and 12, according to the draft framework plan for high school launched for public debate by the...

Air pollution plays a significant role in the increase in the number of cases of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer globally, reveals a new study published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine. With 2.5 million cases...

Oamenii poluează natura din cele mai vechi timpuri, aceasta este concluzia unui studiu. Contaminarea mediului cu plumb provocată de om în regiunea Mării Egee a început în urmă cu aproximativ 5.200 de ani, cu circa 1.200 de ani mai devreme decât...

Humans have been polluting nature since ancient times, this is the conclusion of a study. Human-caused environmental contamination with lead in the Aegean region began approximately 5,200 years ago, about 1,200 years earlier than previously...

The planet's oceans reached the highest temperatures ever recorded in 2024, according to a recently published study cited by the DPA agency. The records apply to both surface temperatures and heat stored down to depths of 2,000 meters,...

Ameninţările pentru floră şi faună sunt tot mai diverse şi mai complexe. Un sfert (24%) din fauna sălbatică de apă dulce, inclusiv crustaceele, peştii şi insectele, se confruntă cu un ""risc ridicat de dispariţie'' din cauza unor...

The threats to flora and fauna are increasingly diverse and complex. A quarter (24%) of freshwater wildlife, including crustaceans, fish and insects, face a ""high risk of extinction'' due to ""considerable...

Viaţa în marele oraşe are unele avantaje, dar şi multe dezavantaje. Poluarea extremă se află printre dezavantaje. Capitala Vietnamului, Hanoi, învăluită într-un strat dens de smog în ultimele săptămâni, se află în fruntea celor mai poluate oraşe...

Big city living has some advantages, but also many disadvantages. Extreme pollution is among the disadvantages. Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, shrouded in a thick layer of smog in recent weeks, is at the top of the world's most polluted...