Kaavi on ihan pimeä ja valtakunnan valoisin. Kaavia ei voi kuvailla, vaan se täytyy kokea. Vähän niin kuin pimeän yötaivaan tähdet tai kallionkolon timantit. Kaavi on salarikkauden paratiisi, jossa vo...

Reflecting on a decade of IPBES assessments, the outgoing Executive Secretary identifies the scientific priorities—systems thinking, transformative change, and business engagement—needed to accelerate...

Pollinator Ontology and the EU Pollinator Hub Controlled Vocabulary has successfully completed scientific peer review and has been accepted for publication in PLOS ONE, one of the world's leading open...

The Pollinator Ontology (PolOn), a subset of the EU Pollinator Hub Controlled Vocabulary (EUPH-CV), is an ontology for information and data on pollinators and their interactions with the abiotic and b...

Suotuisat sääolot ovat tarjonneet pölyttäjille runsaasti ravintoa ja sopivia olosuhteita lisääntymiseen.

The Pollinator Academy is a learning platform with integrated taxonomic tools and information on European pollinators.

Pölyttäjä­peltojen myönteinen vaikutus on paikallisesti merkittävä. Tukia kukkaniittyjen perustamiseen haetaan kuitenkin yhä vähemmän.

A study detected 30 percent of the 50 target compounds across summer and winter seasons, with evidence of off-target exposure in surrounding plants.

Honeybees spend more time cooling their hives as temperatures rise, leaving less time to pollinate the fruits, vegetables and nuts people rely on.

To maximise the transparency, longevity, and accessibility of its research, the Horizon Europe project VALOR has launched a dedicated collection in th....

The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.

Tuore kansainvälinen asiantuntijaraportti varoittaa Eurooppaa uhkaavasta pölyttäjäkriisistä. Vaikutukset voivat ulottua ruokaturvasta aina laajemmin yhteiskunnan toimivuuteen.

Bees, moths, butterflies, beetles, and hoverflies do far more than buzz around gardens, they keep Europe's food supply and economy running. Now, a major new report warns that if the European Union doe...

Decision in <i>Monsanto v. Durnell</i> holds that states cannot require pesticide manufacturers to add warnings to their products beyond those approved by the US EPA

European efforts to halt the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinators are being undermined by conflicting policies across agriculture, pesticides, land management and climate regulation, acc...

At Earth.com, our goal is to provide the internet with a homepage for anything and everything about our planet Earth and the environment.

Tuoreessa tiekartassa esitetään keinoja luonnonvaraisten pölyttäjäkantojen elvyttämiseksi ja tarhattujen mehiläisten suojelemiseksi.

Eight EU-funded research consortia warn that Europe risks a crisis if it fails to halt pollinator loss. Their solution: a roadmap to reverse wild pollinator decline and protect managed bees.

Environmental impacts of medicines are increasingly recognised but rarely embedded in their pricing and reimbursement (P&R) and related assessments. This scoping review mapped how environmental aspec...

Report claims stalled roadmap has slowed phase-out of flame retardants, bisphenols and other chemicals

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, hosts the 5th Summer School on Sustainable Pharmacy on 7–10 September 2026. The event offers a multifaceted view on sustainability in pharmacy for doctoral...

Green groups say European Commission is ‘chief roadblock’ to its own plans, as report finds poor progress four years on Harmful compounds in children’s nappies and toxic “forever chemicals” in everyday products are among 14 hazardous substance groups hit by lengthy delays to EU pollution controls, according to report findings described by scientists as “extremely frustrating”. The European Commission sought to push broad categories of dangerous substances off the market with a “restrictions roadmap” in April 2022 that was hailed at the time as the largest-ever ban of toxic chemicals. Continue reading...

Breathing polluted air significantly increases the risk of developing and dying from multiple cancers - including liver and breast cancer - according to a new report calling for stricter air quality s...