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

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

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

Latest parliamentary win by Putin’s United Russia has been years in the manufacturing

The election coincides with a period of economic stagnation, high household inflation, the ongoing coronavirus crisis and environmental disasters

European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling

The unprecedented reforestation event in the Americas led to a reduction of 5 parts per million CO₂ from the atmosphere – only about …

Bone voyage

Russia joined the coloniser's club in 1741 when its Great Northern Expedition discovered Alaska. It remains the most grisly exploration in …

Is it too soon to celebrate Germany’s almost 100% renewable power?

For a few minutes, the entire power demand in the country was met by renewable energy, but the celebration should not begin yet

Google flies in face of privacy rules

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Flowering in concrete jungles

Breaks in particle accelerator