Issue 17/2023 (19) of august 25, 2023
NEWS
Will glitter save water voles in Wales?
Welsh water voles are being served apples sprinkled with purple glitter for breakfast. This unusual [...]
Massive flood in Australia cuts off thousands from the outside world
A flood in Australia has caused massive damage in one of the country's most densely [...]
Black stork, white chicks. A rare sight in the nest – watch online!
Observing black storks in the wild is more difficult than watching their white cousins. These [...]
Polish Sea – the new government program for the Baltic
During the 11th edition of the International Maritime Congress in Szczecin, Prime Minister Donald Tusk [...]
Ministry of Agriculture extends the deadline for submitting direct payments applications
Farmers have time until June 16, 2025, to prepare and submit applications for direct and [...]
Glaciers in Antarctica steal ice from each other at a surprising rate
Scientists from the University of Leeds (United Kingdom) have documented an unusual phenomenon among Antarctic [...]
Free guided tours in Drawa National Park. Check the dates!
May and June are the best months to discover the secrets of Drawa National Park. [...]
Carbon footprint has a gender. And it’s not female
A new study by a British-French team of scientists suggests that a fondness for cars [...]
CURRENT TOPIC
What does the chestnut tree teach us before matriculation? Climate change on tree branches
Just before high school graduation chestnuts bloomed... There are those among us who remember not only the words of this song, but also those looks of trees passed on the way to the exam. For generations we have associated the chestnut tree with high school graduation - its stately white [...]
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
From source to sea – a report on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive
The European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment has published a report on the implementation of [...]
Towards a regenerative and competitive circular bioeconomy
Consultations on the initiative Toward a Regenerative and Competitive Closed-Circuit Bioeconomy will run until June [...]
Sustainable food production in the face of market, environmental and climate challenges
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has published an opinion entitled Sustainable food production [...]
EU to allocate more than €300 million for ocean conservation efforts
At the Our Ocean Conference, held April 28-30, 2025 in Busan, the EU pledged more [...]
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Mariusz Sopyłło
OPINION
If the oceans stop saving us, there will be no Plan B
Climate change is a buzzword that sounds abstract to too many people. Prof. Jacek Piskozub, [...]
Knife in the water part. 2. The oldest treatment plant on the continents of the Americas?
Access to water and modification of the landscape to enable water storage are key factors [...]
Wave of aid after floods. A factual summary of support after the 2024 disaster.
The year 2024 brought flooding that exposed gaps in the flood risk management system. Heavy [...]
Defense and sustainable development
For many months we have been hearing both in the media and in official communications [...]
WORLD NEWS
South Korea’s women of the sea – an evolutionary phenomenon
They don't mind cold water, wind or high waves. Haenyeo, or women of the sea, [...]
The world’s largest frog and the largest frog in Poland
Frogs are the most numerous group of amphibians on Earth - more than 7,800 species [...]
The world’s most beautiful bridges – here technology, culture and nature meet
Although their main function is to allow passage to the other side, they can be [...]
The largest sunken ship in history. Seawise Giant, which sank… and returned
The longest, the heaviest, the most powerful - the Seawise Giant is a legend of [...]
SCIENCE
Why choose the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz?
The Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection (WBiOŚ) is one of the largest biological faculties [...]
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Antibiotics are flowing down the world’s rivers. Scientists warn of this silent threat
Antibiotics are one of the cornerstones of modern medicine. They save lives by inhibiting the [...]
Seed banks for rice
We recently sounded the alarm in Water Matters that the world is threatened by rising [...]
