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Sterilized but infectious

Drug-resistant bacteria spreads between hospitals  

European farmers are angry: Addressing root causes would overcome polarisation

Most farmers at Brussels appeared to agree that a food system that treats food like any other tradable commodity was at the root of all ills

Why not all urban foxes deserve their ‘bin-raiding’ reputation

Foxes are ecologically important to urban green spaces, so people need to find ways of living amicably alongside them

Europe’s wild bird species are on the brink — but there are ways to bring them back

Current efforts to halt and reverse the loss of Europe’s bird species are insufficient; more and urgent action is needed if we want nature …

Wildfires wreak havoc in Canada’s Northwest territories, Spain’s Tenerife

While Spanish authorities evacuated over 3,000 people since August 16, 2023, residents of Yellowknife hurried to hit an evacuation deadline

Migrant deaths at sea: The real blame lies with policies created by European states

Not only has Europe failed to provide search-and-rescue capacity, it has also actively sabotaged others’ attempts to save lives

Turn off taps on poachers: Financial crimes linked to illegal wildlife, timber trade in EU going unpunished, flags report

Criminal assets remaining in the hands of poachers, giving them the liberty to invest in more illicit operations

Largest bird flu outbreak in Europe, 50 million birds culled in the past one year: Report

Risk of transmission to humans by exposure to contaminated poultry products is considered negligible

Climate change triggered droughts in Northern Hemisphere: Study

Conditions in the Northern Hemisphere would only have been anticipated once every 400 years if humans had not warmed the Earth

Celibacy: its surprising evolutionary advantages – new research

Institutions can also be shaped by people’s reproductive and economic decisions, a study on celibacy in Gansu, China, shows

Sustainability is not as new an idea as you might think—It’s more than 300 years old

Modern sustainability evolved from forest management of the 18th century, and its ancient roots go back even further. Could it help with today&…

Public banks responsible for $800 billion in damages to nature annually: Report

Some 450 public development banks worldwide are exposed to a ‘dependency risk’ worth $4.6 trillion, due to their investments in nature-…

Rooster’s call for sensory heritage

Months after a couple filed a case against a rooster crowing early morning, France has passed a law with profound ecological meaning

Sudden stratospheric warmings: Why cold winters may persist

Down To Earth spoke to UK climate researcher Richard Hall about the relationship between the climatic phenomenon and global warming  

Microplastics on agricultural lands may threaten farm productivity: study

Between 110,000 and 730,000 tonnes of microplastics are transferred to agricultural soils in Europe and North America every year

Deadly bloom

Holland's thriving tulip flower industry is under pressure to clean up its act and save the environment from degradation caused by excessive use …

French lose out on fish ban, gain price hike

French demands -- backed by violent agitations -- for a ban on the entry of cheap fish into France has fallen on deaf European Community ears.

European bird pioneers new route

The European blackcap has dramatically changed its migration pattern, flying to a new site, more than 1,000 km north of the region where it …

Burmese teak profitable for Indian traders

The pressing need for foreign exchange is being cited as the reason for the government giving in to demands from timber traders to be allowed to …