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Friedrichshafen expo takes advantage of the great outdoors

Outdoor activities appeal more than ever.

31/07/2016

Brazil

Olympic athletes urged to keep their mouths shut in Rio - because of polluted water!

Keep your mouths shut!

29/07/2016

Sci-Tech

Ocean health check-up: The Nekton Mission assesses the damage done

About 10 miles off the coast of Bermuda, scientists are analysing the health of the Atlantic ocean where human activities like overfishing and oil spills, are having terrible…

27/07/2016

Sci-Tech

Cloning giant sequoias to battle climate change

California's Sierra Nevada Mountains host the biggest and oldest sequoia on earth, some close to 100m tall and up to 3000 years old.

26/07/2016

Morocco

Moroccans in uproar over imported Italian waste

Moroccan citizens are in uproar over their government’s decision to accept 5.

12/07/2016

Sci-Tech

Green road: a testing time on Sweden's eHighway

The world's first 'eHighway' is being tested in Sweden on which trucks connect to overhead cables like trams or trains, their engines switching from diesel to electric.

04/07/2016

France

France bans plastic bags, what about the rest of the EU?

Plastic bags will be banned in France from July 1.

30/06/2016

Sci-Tech

Plastic fantastic: Dutch company trials method of cleaning the oceans

About eight million tons of plastic enters the oceans every year.

29/06/2016

World News

Solar Impulse ll welcomed to Seville Airport by Spanish Air Force

Solar Impulse II has landed in the Spain’s Seville Airport after an often turbulent flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

23/06/2016

Spain

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Paris Agreement win Asturias Award

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement have won the International Cooperation division of the 2016 Princess of Asturias Awards.

22/06/2016

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Pianist plays politics in the Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi, an internationally-renowned pianist, has played on a platform floating in the Arctic Ocean as part of a Greenpeace campaign to protect the…

22/06/2016

Europe News

Ban Ki-moon urges global unity at 10th annual EU Development Days

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Brussels to debate international development policy as part of the 10th annual EU Development Days.

15/06/2016

United Kingdom

Tens of thousands of larvae feast on trees in Belfast

09/06/2016

World News

All you need to know on Europe's deadly air pollution problem

Key decision are expected in June around EU-wide limits for air pollution.

07/06/2016

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Monitoring sea pollution

In this edition of Futuris, we look at how can we better detect marine pollution.

30/05/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: monitoring sea pollution

This robot boat is not a toy… Developed by scientists, it monitors sea pollution.

30/05/2016

Europe News

EU delays weed-killer vote

EU officials have delayed a vote on whether to grant a new licence to a controversial weedkiller.

19/05/2016

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The travelling greenhouse

Can a small greenhouse help to guarantee the sustainability of European forests? To find out, the Futuris team travelled to northern Italy. What

16/05/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: the traveling greenhouse

16/05/2016

Croatia

Clean up underway in Croatia after oil slick spotted

Clean up operations are still underway in Croatia after an oil slick was spotted on Thursday. The extent of the damage in Kostrena is not yet known

14/05/2016