A first-of-a-kind research expedition is pioneering the use of mobile laboratories to understand how Europe’s coastal ecosystems are impacted by environmental factors such as pollution, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.

The mobile truck laboratories will bring state of the art equipment and technologies to over 100 locations along the coast in 24 countries, where scientists will collect samples and analyse them directly on site. This will be the first time researchers have been able to carry out such detailed molecular biology research in the field.

Protecting the oceans that cover 70% of the earth is not getting enough attention in climate change policy. Now, scientists are pushing for a dedicated international body to coordinate research and inform policymakers

In an attempt to get more value out of the basic research it funds, the EU is organising hackathons to transform the raw data generated into products and services

Leading academics call for UK and Switzerland to associate with Horizon Europe to counter US green tech might

The Arctic circle is warming three times as quickly as the rest of the planet. With access to research in Siberia now restricted, the impact could be ‘felt all around the world’

Coral gardening projects are more popular than ever to help reefs recover from the effects of a warming ocean, but they are a distraction away from the real solutions.

Read more in New Scientist

Tidal energy could be a game-changer for a greener, more sustainable economy as the EU moves towards a target of 40-percent renewables in its overall energy mix by 2030.

It could deliver 100 GW of capacity by 2050 – equivalent to 10 percent of Europe's electricity consumption today.

Read the full article in EU Observer

One of the early casualties of Covid-19 was the reusable coffee cup. Reducing waste took second place to avoiding infection. In the early days, little was known about the disease, how contagious it was and how it was spreading. Now, as society reopens, some cafés are looking for ways to safely reintroduce 'keep cups'.

Read the full article in the Irish Independent

Covid-19 worsens the already precarious scenario for scientists on short-term contracts. Researchers have become increasingly dependent on temporary and short-term contracts, leaving them without job stability and without clear career paths.

Read more in the Irish Times

The coronavirus crisis is leading to lower emissions across Europe and around the world. But these reductions are temporary - and, despite a postponement of the global climate summit, experts say now is not the time to put green energy research and climate policy on lockdown. Read the full story in Science Business.

Breeding together corals that have naturally high heat tolerance and planting them on coral reefs could increase the reefs’ resilience to climate change and reduce the impact of bleaching events, according to Dr James Guest, a coral reef ecologist from Newcastle University, UK.