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Integrating nature into cities can provide citizens with urban cooling, cleaner air, regulated water supplies and flood protection. Image credit - Max Pixel, licensed under CC0

Environment

19 August 2019

Mobile forests could help cities cope with climate change

Trees, roof-top parks and vertical gardens can make urban areas better places to live.

Environment

14 August 2019

Removing old structures from rivers could restore vital water flow

Free flowing rivers have almost entirely vanished across Europe.

Dried-out dung burns longer than wood and is still used as a fuel today. Image credit - Dr Marta Portillo

Social Sciences

13 August 2019

Neolithic remains help sniff out the earliest human use of dung

Animal droppings are still used to fertilise crops, as fuel and even for building.

Environment | 19 August 2019

Mobile forests could help cities cope with climate change

Trees, roof-top parks and vertical gardens can make urban areas better places to live.

Environment | 14 August 2019

Removing old structures from rivers could restore vital water flow

Free flowing rivers have almost entirely vanished across Europe.

Social Sciences | 13 August 2019

Neolithic remains help sniff out the earliest human use of dung

Animal droppings are still used to fertilise crops, as fuel and even for building.

Part of running a mission well is to know when to stop or change direction, says Prof. Mazzucato. Image credit - University College London

Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Innovation and Public Value, University College London, UK

Interview | 04 July 2019

‘The biggest sign of failure is if we're not changing what we're doing, we're just calling what we were doing before “missions”.’

R&I missions will mean rethinking the economy - Prof. Mazzucato.

Monthly focus

Sustainable cities

In August, Horizon looks at how European cities can become more sustainable, both for the planet and for people who live in them.

Retrofitting of houses on a large scale needs to start now to meet 2050 net zero energy target.Image credit - REMOURBAN

Energy | 12 August 2019

‘Reverse fridges’ and insulated walls – how to make a house carbon neutral

Scientists are looking at how to roll out net zero-carbon homes across Europe.

A seed-sharing network would allow European farmers to manage their own seed resources rather than depend on what big agribusiness want to sell. Image credit - Pixabay/ StockSnap, licensed under pixabay license

Environment | 08 August 2019

Sharing seeds could help farmers grow better food

Researchers hope to uncover forgotten seeds to help local needs.

Neurologists, architects, artists, and epidemiologists are collaborating to design cities that could be used to improve well-being among older people. Image credit - Senior Guidance, licensed under CCby2.0

Health | 06 August 2019

Emotional response to city design could guide urban planning

Virtual reality and scenario testing models will show how proposed designs impact mental health.

Analysing chicken genetics could help identify which strains are more responsive to a particular microbe. Image credit - Pexels, licensed under the pexels licence

Health | 05 August 2019

Coming to a farm near you: The humble microbe boosting Europe’s food industry

DNA sequencing is allowing bacteria to be put to good use in farming.

Cities have a set of capacities to address climate change that other levels of government do not have, according to Prof. Harriet Bulkeley. Image credit - Pixabay/Leonardo Alves, licensed under Pixabay License

Interview | 01 August 2019

People in cities hold the key to ensuring a sustainable future

Cities are central to tackling climate change due to the way they bring people and networks together, says Prof. Harriet Bulkeley.

From the naked scientists

Fridges and impossible food

In this week's podcast, The Naked Scientists, with the help of an expert panel, answer questions such as how climate change could affect chocolate.

From Freshwater Blog

France starts largest dam removal in Europe

Dismantling two Sélune river dams is expected to help salmons and eels return.

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Cows dry hills. Image credit - goodfreephotos, licensed under CC0

Climate change threatens world’s ability to feed itself, IPCC says

UN report warns change in land use, food system must happen now.

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Removing old structures from rivers could restore vital water flow

The 2017 Chilean wildfires, along with those in Portugal, were confirmation that the new type of fire was here to stay. Image credit - Pablo Trincado, licensed under CC BY 2.0

‘It eats everything’ – the new breed of wildfire that’s impossible to predict

Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | European Commission

Mobile forests could help cities cope with climate change

Removing old structures from rivers could restore vital water flow

Neolithic remains help sniff out the earliest human use of dung

Mobile forests could help cities cope with climate change

Removing old structures from rivers could restore vital water flow

Neolithic remains help sniff out the earliest human use of dung

‘The biggest sign of failure is if we're not changing what we're doing, we're just calling what we were doing before “missions”.’

Sustainable cities

Energy | 12 August 2019

‘Reverse fridges’ and insulated walls – how to make a house carbon neutral

Environment | 08 August 2019

Sharing seeds could help farmers grow better food

Emotional response to city design could guide urban planning

Coming to a farm near you: The humble microbe boosting Europe’s food industry

People in cities hold the key to ensuring a sustainable future

From the naked scientists

Fridges and impossible food

From Freshwater Blog

France starts largest dam removal in Europe

From around the web

Climate change threatens world’s ability to feed itself, IPCC says

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