UNESCO declares world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve in ‘Amazon of Europe’

The 1-million hectare Mura-Drava-Danube is the now the largest riverine protected area in Europe

Rivers don't have borders

After having improved the state of the Rhine, Europe is cleaning up the Danube. A lesson for India

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People take to streets

A history of Easter feasts and why the English breakfast might be medieval

Medieval European history gives us an idea as to how modern Easter feasts in Western culture may have evolved

Simply Put: Looking for water

Self-regulation

Algebra in colours

Lillehammer

One town in Europe has shown how to host a major world sporting event, with all its attendant chaos, and still avoid environmental devastation

Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July

Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported

What Europe saw this summer may just become the norm by 2035, hints study

World must mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis along three axes: reduce, remove and repair, say experts

Europe air quality: Which capital cities should be worried

A study of 24 European capital cities show Athens fared the best in curbing air pollution while Reykjavik slipped the worst

Horses caused the ethnic makeup of Eurasia to change: Studies

The Hunnic and Mongol invasions caused people in the region to transform from Indo-European to Turkic speakers

Look who’s watching

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Bacterial flesh-eaters

Jumbo collaboration

Comet snaring

The jigged jaw Puzzle

A new fossils throws open the debate on Homo erectus

Fresh 'n' fruity

Satellites are forever

A new propulsion system helps satellites live longer

Ray of hope

Czech Republic enacts law to combat light pollution menace

Forced development

Climate crisis in Africa exposes real cause of hunger – colonial food systems that leave people more vulnerable

The main objective for colonial powers was to transform local food systems. This pushed many African households away from subsistence farming and …

Ukraine: what will end the war? Here’s what research says

What can trigger a war? Which of those factors are relevant in the current scenario?