Genome researchers have discovered that it is Europe, not China, which has been the main source of spreading the coronavirus disease around the world.

Artificial night-time lighting has a diverse range of effects across the natural world and should be limited where possible, researchers say.

Nearly 40 years of satellite data from Greenland shows that glaciers on the island have shrunk so much that even if global warming were to stop today, the ice sheet would continue shrinking.

Researchers conclude that 5G technology will be more efficient and enable innovative applications, such as flexible working, a smart grid or precision agriculture, thereby helping to reduce CO2 emissions.

Due to rising temperatures and longer dry periods, two plant species have already gone extinct over the last 40 years. The populations of many others have decreased by one third, researchers write.

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing health problem, but new research suggests it is not only caused by the overuse of antibiotics. It is also caused by pollution.

Experts estimate that it could reduce the increase of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by a third. At the same time, agricultural yields in many regions would also increase significantly.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for worldwide solidarity: “Developed countries must support health systems in countries that are short of resources.” We were not prepared, Mr. Guterres said, and this was a hard lesson.

Models suggest a potential loss of most glacial areas by the end of this century. 17 percent of the entire volume of the ice has been lost since the start of the new millennium.

Trees planted in urban spaces provide a multitude of ecosystem and social services. The contributions to people provided by trees outweigh their disadvantages, regardless of whether they are of native or non-native origin.