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Mont Blanc rises by almost two metres, now standing at 4,807.47 metres

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Google’s €13bn Finland push transforms and divides a quiet rural town

A €13 billion Google data centre investment is set to transform the Finnish municipality of Muhos and the wider Oulu region. While many locals welcome new jobs and economic activity, environmental campaigners say more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared without a required assessment.

Climate

Mapped: Oil slicks cover an area 3 times the size of Spain every year

More than 90 per cent of the estimated oil pollution in the oceans occurs within national waters – including in protected areas.

Health news

Experimental project releases 30,000 mosquitoes in Lisbon that do not bite

Thirty thousand sterile male mosquitoes will be released on Thursday in Alvalade, Lisbon, in a final trial to curb the Asian tiger mosquito, which spreads dengue, zika and yellow fever.

Tech News

Startups in Europe are pitching ways to tackle the AI power crunch

Euronews Next looked at startups in Europe that are trying to make better use of existing grid capacity, reduce the electricity used for cooling and put waste heat to work.

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Earth News

Why is Greece's seabed littered with concrete blocks?

Reducing them is the goal of the 'Fishing For Litter' programme, which has recovered more than 6,000 concrete blocks from the seabed since 2019.

Health news

Living in deprived areas linked to poorer brain health

Living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood may be linked to poorer brain health, with researchers finding higher brain age, lower total brain volume and more signs of vascular damage in people living in the most deprived areas.

Tech News

Can tech giants curb AI data centres’ growing thirst for water?

As opposition to water-hungry data centres grows in the US, tech giants say new cooling systems can curb demand – but using less water may require more electricity.

Iran

Iran claims 'trillion-dollar damage' as Gulf oil spills spread

Oil residues from a struck bulk carrier reached Iran's Qeshm Island and its protected mangrove forests, while a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker grounded off Oman has leaked a slick that has grown to more than 2,000 square kilometres, fouling 40 kilometres of Omani coastline.

Earth News

Europe's new mega-park is being built on a former airport site

Among the world's most ambitious regeneration projects, The Ellinikon is set to be Europe's largest coastal urban park.

Nature

Depopulated Spain is now running out of vets

Poor pay, a lack of work‑life balance and pollution are driving veterinarians out of rural Spain, despite a desperate need for oversight in the livestock industry.

Earth News

Can reintroducing bison protect Spain from wildfires?

As Spain faces a wave of wildfires, a study led by Rewilding Spain asks if European bison could curb undergrowth and make forests more fire-resilient.

Climate

Spanish coastline in "unprecedented fragility": areas most threatened by climate change

Greenpeace warns that urban development and climate change have pushed Spain's coastline to breaking point and urges a shift from beach regeneration models to nature-based solutions.

Euronews Tech Talks

Marine microplastic pollution: How scientists detect it

The ocean is polluted by tiny plastic fragments that are difficult to detect but can harm marine ecosystems. Euronews Tech Talks travelled to the Flanders Marine Institute to understand the risks posed by marine microplastics.

Europe News

Former UK water company CEO charged over alleged water test fraud

Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Earth News

Emergency farming law: reintroduction of two banned pesticides splits political parties

A year after mass protests against the Duplomb law, Parliament is again debating bringing back acetamiprid and flupyradifurone. Essential for some, intolerable for others, the move is splitting political parties and civil society alike.

Culture news

Mount Olympus seeks place on UNESCO World Heritage List

UNESCO’s final decision is keenly awaited, as the inscription of Mount Olympus on the World Heritage List would mark major international recognition for a place where mythology, history and unique nature converge.