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A new study suggests that as the Asian tiger mosquito rapidly colonises France and western Europe due to climate change, cities could be at increased risk of vector-borne disease epidemics, triggered by imported cases from endemic areas.
Researchers have developed a machine learning approach to map the areas where 11 potentially toxic chemicals exceed safety guidelines in Czech farmland. The model accurately predicts hazardous areas and identifies important drivers of contamination.
Nitrogen is a key pollutant in European waters. A study explores whether restoring wetlands could help reduce nitrogen levels and improve water quality across the EU, finding it to be an effective solution if applied strategically.
A new global inventory, PlastChem, presents information on more than 16,000 chemicals in plastics – over a quarter of which are hazardous chemicals of concern. This data can aid plastics regulation, but more transparency is still needed.
Air quality is a priority in EU policy. A Polish study takes the concept of a cadastre – a structured database usually associated with land and property – and uses it to visualise emissions and clean air data, aiming to support city sustainability.
The Commission would like your views to guide its Strategic Foresight Report 2026. The report asks: How can the European Union shape its long-term role in a rapidly changing and uncertain world?
EU standards regulate the composition of charcoal products sold for barbecues. A new study shows how the characteristics of charcoal affect emissions of key air pollutants during combustion, finding that lump charcoal burns more cleanly than briquettes.
With textile waste collection mandated across the EU, questions remain about what to do with all those materials. Latvian scientists explore several interesting solutions, including using waste textiles as a base for fungi-based thermal insulation.
More effective biodiversity monitoring is needed to understand and protect the long-term health of Europe’s forests. A study now estimates the extra sampling efforts needed to guide conservation management.
Even after treatment, wastewater can carry contaminants into the environment. A study explores how substances such as antibiotics and psychoactive drugs build up in insects, finding that aquatic larvae and airborne adults take up measurable amounts.