This live-action video program is about the word ecology. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word ecology through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

According to a paper published in the journal Nature, researchers extracted ice core data in order to examine rates of surface melt and run-off in Greenland.

This video discusses the importance of the environment for the survival of living things, using examples of plants and fish. The video also introduces the field of ecology and explains how ecologists study the relationships between...

This video provides a brief overview of the topics covered in the Ecology Fundamentals series. It explains the terms species, population, and community, and emphasizes the importance of understanding the biotic and abiotic components of...

This video provides a brief introduction to the ecology of elk in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Additionally, it introduces the field of ecology and explains how ecologists study the interactions between living organisms and their...

This live-action video program is about the term ecological succession. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term ecological succession through use of video footage, photographs,...

Organized by The Walk, the team behind the renowned Little Amal project, The Herds used art to spotlight the urgency of climate action, uniting communities across Africa and Europe in a creative call for environmental justice.

"Biodegradable plastic bags are still capable of carrying full loads of shopping after being exposed in the natural environment for three years," researchers from the University of Plymouth said in a new study. The study examined the...

Green theme indoors and outdoors, eco-friendly modular homes, upcycled gardens and almost zero plastic - these are the latest trends at the Ideal Home Show at London's Kensington Olympia exhibition centre. Spanning 205 square metres, an...

Art can be an incredibly effective medium for raising awareness about environmental issues. Particularly when you create art from the very materials concerned. Plastic waste can spread the word about endangered animals and recycled...

Our planet has a plastic problem. Of the billions of tons produced, only a small part, less than 10%, has been recycled . The rest is thrown into dumps. It is burnt, or ends up in the ocean. The international Statistic of the Year for...

"Fuel taxes will adapt to price fluctuations," said French President Emmanuel Macron in an hour-long address on Tuesday to quell the anger of the gilets jaunes (yellow vests). But that's the only concession the French president is...

According to International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) , in a recent report, 26,000 species are threatened with extinction today. The IUCN so-called ' Red List ' is the most comprehensive, objective global approach for...

Paul Nemes is Vice-President at "Paper Province" in Karlstad. This is where innovative ideas come in and where many seminars, training courses, etc. are held. Paper Province is proud to receive suggestions from all over Europe. The...

Roadtrains have often been mooted as an efficient way of regulating traffic, but with little success. Now a roadtrain of electric vehicles may help improve the transport systems inside city centers. European scientists think they are on...

A record number of Spanish flamingos were born this summer due to abundant rainfall and hot temperatures. A reserve in Fuente de Piedra, a small town in Andalucia, is teeming with thousands of chicks this summer, with wet and humid...

The RCERO waste treatment centre in the Slovenian capital is the most modern and one of the largest in Europe. It handles the waste of 58 municipalities. More than 170.000 tons of waste is treated there every year, whether it is...

A key challenge facing entrepreneurs is how to recycle more and recycle better, notably when it comes to electrical and electronic waste. 'Business Planet' reporter Serge Rombi travelled to Germany to discover a unique initiative opening...

"Since the 1990s, some 20 million tonnes of industrial waste have been buried in this landfill site," said Futuris correspondent Julian Lopez Gomez, reporting from Houthalen-Helchteren in northeast Belgium. "It's a huge ecological...

Wheat straw is a natural, renewable material that could soon be used to produce a new biofuel for our cars. But how and to what extent is that possible? To answer those questions, chemical engineers and biologists are teaming up at an...

Imagine you are sailing on a vessel designed to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25% and completely eliminate other pollutants, like sulphur or nitrogen oxide. Believe it or not, the solution may lie at an icy pool in northern Germany. The...

It’s one of the challenges facing entrepreneurs; how to obtain funding, innovate and win new customers internationally. The Netherlands based Enterprise Europe Network does just this by analyse the needs of the business and coaching...

In what is being hailed as a ‘revolution’ on France’s roads, the government announced on Thursday its intention to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by the year 2040. The announcement was made as part of a series of measures for the...

This week, Business Planet is in Helsinki, at the headquarters of SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund. Plastic Pollution Plastic pollution is one of the biggest threats to the environment. Each person in the EU uses up to 200 plastic bags...