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Where Did The Ice Vanish? On Wind and Glacier Dynamics

A new study found that the average daily temperature in the Everest region remains unchanged, yet its glaciers are melting – due to the wind.

calendar 6.6.2024
reading-time 5 minutes

Burying Carbon in the Sea: An Emerging Solution

Could burying trees in the ocean reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and help combat global warming?

calendar 25.4.2024
reading-time 6 minutes

Why The Two-Degree Climate Goal?

The fight against global warming aims to cap the temperature increase at two degrees Celsius. But where did this target come from?

calendar 18.4.2024
reading-time 4 minutes

Unprecedented Winter – What’s With The Environment?

The climate crisis continues to break records in winter, historical agreements to save animal migrations, and humanity willing to pay to mitigate the climate crisis.

calendar 4.4.2024
reading-time 7 minutes

Layoffs and a New Moon: This Week in Space

NASA budget cuts, a new name for a half-moon, a space residency record, and a new environmental satellite.

calendar 12.2.2024
reading-time 5 minutes

The Alarming State of Nature – Birds in Crisis

Humans are responsible for the extinction of 12% of bird species worldwide, and the situation of nature is far from promising.

calendar 1.2.2024
reading-time 3 minutes

A World of Plastic

Plastic has become ubiquitous around the world, turning into a major problem that we are just beginning to grasp.

calendar 4.1.2024
reading-time 9 minutes

Who Turned My Plastic Yellow?

A new study has shown that sunlight radiation alters the chemical properties of polyethylene, a component of many plastics

calendar 16.12.2023
reading-time 3 minutes

Sealing the Hole in the Sky – Reversing Ozone Depletion

How did we manage to curb ozone depletion within just a few decades and what can this teach us?

calendar 3.8.2023
reading-time 11 minutes

Record Breaking Summer – What’s Up With The Environment?

How unusual is the heat of the current summer and is it related to the climate crisis?

calendar 3.8.2023
reading-time 8 minutes

Wine Astringency with a Flavor of Climate Change

How do climate change and global warming affect the grape industry and wine production?

calendar 22.6.2023
reading-time 7 minutes

Printed vs. Digital Books – Which is More Eco-Friendly?

Printed books or digital books – which are more environmentally friendly?

calendar 18.6.2023
reading-time 7 minutes

Exploring The Ecology of Medieval Knight Tales

Unearthing lost medieval narratives through ecological models

calendar 15.6.2023
reading-time 5 minutes

A Step Forward in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution

World Environment Day is focusing on the fight against plastic pollution

calendar 6.6.2023
reading-time 7 minutes

A Plague Named Plastic

Tiny pieces of plastic play a major role in the mortality of young Shearwaters in Australia

calendar 16.4.2023
reading-time 4 minutes

COP27 – An Ambiguous Compensation Agreement, No Progress on Weaning

An Ambiguous Compensation Agreement, No Progress on Weaning Off Fossil Fuels

calendar 22.11.2022
reading-time 6 minutes

The Climate Crisis – What Can We Do?

Each and every one of us can take part in significantly reducing the damage caused by global warming. It’s up to us

calendar 5.6.2022
reading-time 12 minutes

Environment-Friendly and Clothing-Friendly Laundry

A quick and cold laundry cycle results in less power consumption and pollution and extends your clothes’ lifespan

calendar 26.5.2022
reading-time 4 minutes

Navigating the Reuse Dilemma

Disposable or reusable products? It’s difficult to assess which has a higher environmental toll. One thing is certain – using existing products is better than making new ones

calendar 17.11.2021
reading-time 7 minutes

The Climate Crisis – the Decade That Will Shape the Millennium

Future greenhouse gas emissions will determine the rate of global warming and the magnitude of natural disasters in the next century and millennium

calendar 11.11.2021
reading-time 11 minutes

Making Food Out Of Thin Air

Bacteria, lab cultures and solar energy utilization. To feed the planet’s ever-growing population new and more efficient food sources are necessary

calendar 17.10.2021
reading-time 9 minutes

The Climate Crisis: Harder and Clearer Than Ever Before

The IPCC report unambiguously implicates greenhouse gas emissions in global warming and calls for immediate action, before it is too late

calendar 19.8.2021
reading-time 6 minutes

The Hottest Year On Record

The average temperatures in 2020 were the highest on record, accompanied by heat waves and massive fires

calendar 12.8.2021
reading-time 4 minutes

How Is The Climate Crisis Killing Us?

An international committee reports: the incidence of infectious diseases is rising due to climate change, as are diseases related to air pollution

calendar 17.6.2021
reading-time 4 minutes