Moldovans left without water after Russian attack on Ukraine affects river – POLITICO
The city of Bălți and the surrounding areas in northern Moldova have been without running water for several…
European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy – POLITICO
Chemical investments in Europe collapsed by more than 80 percent in 2025 from the year before, according to…
67 weird phrases that defined British politics in 2025 – POLITICO
25. One in, one out: Britain and France struck a treaty for small boat crossings — until one…
Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don’t explain
Researchers are getting closer to solving the riddle of how ultra-processed foods (UPFs) harm metabolic, reproductive, and immune…
French scientists discover law that predicts how most objects shatter
Fragmentation, the way objects break into pieces, has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have observed that broken objects tend…
The EU’s grand new plan to replace fossil fuels with trees – POLITICO
At the center of the strategy is carbon, the fundamental building block of a wide range of manufactured…
Deepening crisis in Europe’s plastics recycling industry
Recycling Deepening crisis in Europe’s plastics recycling industry The industry remains far below the 6 per cent annual…
EU produced 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2023
The EU’s recycling rate for plastic packaging waste reached 42.1% in 2023, up from 38.2% in 2013. Credit:…
China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution – POLITICO
The Chinese wild card Countries in the self-named High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution — which backs…
Researchers successfully reprogram bacteria to degrade plastics without introducing foreign genes
A multidisciplinary team from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) has…