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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

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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

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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

Business Series

Brazil: dam collapse lawsuit seeks billions from mining companies

Brazil's Federal prosecutor have filed a 38 billion euro civil lawsuit against mining company Samarco and its owners, Vale and BHP Billiton, over a tailings dam disaster that causes massive pollution.

04/05/2016

Business Planet

Waste not, want not: boosting business with leftover food

Unleashing the power of the collaborative economy to fight food waste, while creating new business opportunities at the same time.

29/04/2016

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Improving our understanding of our seas

We understand some parts of our own oceans less than we know outer space, but as they are so critical to our survival we need to know more, fast.

25/04/2016

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Takeaway: how to take sea water samples

25/04/2016

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Australian MP sets a river on fire

Australian Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham set fire to methane gas bubbling up through Queensland, Australia’s, Condamine River, in an attempt to show

25/04/2016

Culture news

Stop polluting the oceans, says indigenous Australian art in Monaco

The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco is currently home to a major exhibition by artists from across Australia aimed at raising awareness about the

25/04/2016

USA

UN: delegates set to sign historic climate change deal

Delegates from more than 165 states are at the United Nations in New York to sign an historic deal to slow down climate change. #EarthDay - the

22/04/2016

Italy

Italy goes to the polls over oil and gas drilling

Prime MInister Matteo Renzi urges voters to stay at home

17/04/2016

World News

Greenpeace stage roof protest in Warsaw

Logging in Bialowieska Forest to rise from 40,000 cubic metres in 10 years to 180,000

12/04/2016

Italy

Italian referendum on drilling for oil could shape the country's energy policy for decades to come

A referendum to be held next Sunday in Italy could shape the country’s energy policy for decades to come. The ballot was triggered by a request from

12/04/2016

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A greener road ahead?

Electric vehicles are a reality, and scientists are now looking ahead. They are exploring new frontiers to make them safer, more reliable, more

11/04/2016

Cinema

'Tomorrow': a message of hope for a better, greener and more sustainable future

‘Tomorrow’ is an inspiring documentary by French filmmakers Melanie Laurent and Cyril Dion.

08/04/2016

World News

Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral bleaching on record

Scientists say parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are going through the worst coral bleaching on record. Experts have looked at more than 500

29/03/2016

Business Series

US Senate says national rules needed for driverless vehicles

A US Senate panel has recommended federal laws covering the entire country be put in place for the oncoming driverless car revolution, and has warned

16/03/2016