Earth & Climate

The chance that we can limit warming to 2 degrees is now about 60 percent

If countries fulfill their new climate promises, we are much more likely to prevent the worst of global warming. More than 100 countries have made...

‘Vegan spider silk’ possible sustainable alternative to plastic

It is plant-based, sustainable, scalable and incredibly strong. And thus a promising solution to the comprehensive plastic problem. Pollution from single-use plastics is one...

Bacterial friends take care of seaweed

The so-called Neptune grass forms underwater meadows on some Mediterranean coasts. (Image: Hydra Marine Sciences GmbH) Fertilized by tiny things in the roots: The...

Caterpillar Never Enough also appears to contribute to climate change

The faeces of hungry caterpillars have been shown to act as fertilizer for aquatic microbes, which in turn release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Major...

Brits want to build a 50-meter-deep swimming pool for astronauts

It should be the largest and deepest swimming pool in the world that, for example, astronauts can make grateful use of in preparation for...

How climate change affects crops

Projected changes in global crop yields. (Image: NASA / Katy Mersmann) Warmer temperatures, changed precipitation patterns and more CO2 in the atmosphere: Climate change...

Dogs learn to recognize individual words in a word stream in the same way that humans do

It means that certain neural mechanisms involved in the acquisition of human language may not be so uniquely human after all… Have you ever told...

On the trail of cosmic bombardment

In one of the lunar rock samples, the metal inclusions are visible, which come from former asteroid impacts. (Image: AG Kleine) Did changes in...

Scientists ‘smell’ Amsterdam nanoplastics in the pristine high Alps

A very unpleasant surprise. Some time ago, an international team of researchers – including scientists from Utrecht University – traveled to the high Alps to...

Sea levels are now rising twice as fast as they were in the 1990s

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization makes it clear: Climate change is currently transforming our planet before our very eyes. At the moment,...

The world’s first 3D-printed steel bridge is now in Amsterdam

It's living science. Everyone who walks, runs or cycles across the bridge contributes to the collection of important information about the construction. It is...

Condor reproduces virginally (despite fertile males also being around)

It is the first time that researchers have discovered that California condors can apparently also reproduce in this special way. It's an extraordinary discovery: condors...

Scientists discover new liquid phase in glass

"It's a new kind of material." These are the words of researcher Zahra Fakhraai. Together with her team, she discovered a liquid phase that...

By 2500, humanity may be living in a completely unrecognizable world

So far, climate projections often only go as far as 2100. But what does the world look like for our grandchildren's grandchildren? Meanwhile, we...

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