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Fighting Xylella, the silent plant killer
Olive trees are an iconic feature of the landscape and cultural heritage in southern Italy. But a de…
Recycling: A Solar Panel’s Life after Death
Solar panel recycling plays a role in the energy sector because it tackles the environmental and eco…
Rethinking Wind Energy: Small Wind Turbines Pave the Way for Wider Renewable Energy Adoption
Small wind turbines like Freen-20 offer cost-effective, space-saving, and sustainable energy, enabli…
Beer’s secret superpower? Here are the health benefits of hops
Every fall, as Oktoberfest and other autumnal celebrations ramp up, beer enters the spotlight. In re…
How to build a zero-waste economy
It wasn’t until Sarah Paiji Yoo became a new mother that her journey into plastic-free living really…
Biodiversity declining even faster in ‘protected’ areas
Biodiversity is declining more quickly within key protected areas than outside them, according to re…
Our Environment and the Climate Can Change the Way We Speak
Many factors influence our languages and accents — where we live, where we grew up, what our parents…
Solar farming 101: Maximising energy, minimising disruption
As the world races to meet net-zero targets, emissions from all industrial sectors must be reduced m…
Geothermal field could meet 25% of Lesvos’ energy needs
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden participate in the exploration of a geothermal field n…
‘The waters become corrupt, the air infected’: here’s how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage
Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is…
One in three plants call islands home, now more than half are under threat
Islands make up just over five per cent of the world’s land yet are home to 31 per cent of Ear…
Nitrogen pollution and rising carbon dioxide: A joint threat to grassland biodiversity?
Dozens of studies have demonstrated that nitrogen pollution, due mainly to the burning of fossil fue…