Portugal's firefighters gain upper hand in forest blazes

Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters aided by overnight rain gained the upper hand against massive wildfires raging…

Immigrant children experience high levels of discrimination when entering the labor market

The successful integration of migrants contributes to the future well-being, prosperity and cohesion of any society.…

New tool supports future of organic farming

A collaboration with Japanese manufacturer Yanmar, the Kyoto Institute of Technology, the SUGAR Network, and Design…

Singapore makes its biggest ever illegal ivory seizure

Singapore has made its largest ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine…

Independent, private firms pollute less than public firms, study shows

Private, independent firms are less likely to pollute and incur EPA penalties than public and private…

Probe opened in France over radioactive water rumours

After the panic, the prosecution: investigators in Paris have opened an enquiry to track down the…

Europe gears up for record-breaking heatwave

France and western Europe were Tuesday bracing for a new record-breaking heatwave that is forcing the…

3-D printed custom silicon heart valves

Scientists at ETH Zurich and the South African company Strait Access Technologies are using 3-D printing…

New sensor network reveals telltale patterns in neighborhood air quality

Black carbon, commonly known as soot, is a significant contributor to global warming and is strongly…

Reducing farm greenhouse gas emissions may plant the seed for a cooler planet

By adopting a few beneficial management practices, farms—and particularly dairy farms—can play a key role in…