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Greenland ice sheet meltwater can flow in winter, too
Liquid meltwater can sometimes flow deep below the Greenland Ice Sheet in winter, not just in the summer, according to CIRES-led work published in the…
WHO sounds alarm over new Ebola case in Congo
After weeks of calm in the fight against Ebola, the WHO noted a new case in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report came as…
As Africa looks for clean power, nuclear interest grows
Faced with power shortfalls, demands for greener energy and drought threats to hydropower, a growing range of African nations are considering a shift to an…
Coronavirus: German lawmaker calls for delay to EU climate targets
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects are expected to cause a deep recession in Europe and elsewhere. A key German politician thinks the EU’s climate targets should…
Bosnia May Seek Arbitration on Croatia Nuclear Waste Dispute
Bosnia may request international arbitration if Croatia proceeds with a plan to create a nuclear waste disposal site just across the border from Novi Grad…
Less waste, more recycling top Amsterdam’s circular city plans
Amsterdam council on Wednesday launched its strategy to make the city’s economy fully circular by 2050 and to cut the use of raw materials by…
VTT to explore biomass and waste plastic fuel oil for ship engines
As part of the Business Finland BioFlex project, the companies aim to identify the most economically and ecologically sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. The use…
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours
A mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours has been created by scientists. The enzyme, originally discovered in a compost…
Researchers discover new method to generate nanobubbles in water
Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have discovered a new energy-efficient method to generate and release substantial volumes of metastable, nano-scale gas bubbles in water,…
Fires near Chernobyl make Kiev air most polluted in world
Fires around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant and elsewhere pushed pollution levels in Ukraine’s capital Kiev to the worst in the world on Friday, giving…
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