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The project ‘LIVART – Living with Art’ explores the role of decorative sculpture in domestic contexts of the Western Roman Empire. While monumental sculpture in public spaces has long been studied, much less attention has been paid to the a…

Vaulted structures hold enormous cultural, historical, and artistic value as they constitute one of the main structural elements characterising monumental masonry architecture. Among them, the dome is undoubtedly the most emblematic and pro…

About 60 to 70% of soils in the EU are subject to severe degradation processes: erosion, pollution, loss of biodiversity, salinisation and sealing; this is the result of unsustainable land use and overexploitation of agrochemicals. Microbia…

Contamination of drinking-water is an urgent health concern, preferentially in rural areas and highly related with the poor and vulnerable population (infants, children, pregnant and elderly people) that requires a single, easy to handle an…

Catastrophic sediment release in fluvial systems is largely driven by landsliding, which occurs naturally during large earthquakes (e.g., November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand) or climatic events in mountain belts (e.g., Oct…

Understanding how fluids and heat move through fractured rocks is essential for many subsurface technologies, including geothermal energy production, groundwater management, underground energy storage and environmental remediation. In fract…

SEASOUNDS aims to better characterize and predict marine soundscapes in various European eco-regions (e.g., parts of the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas, the Venice Lagoon, the Norwegian fjords) where the scarcity of scientific data, upon…

Active and ancient continental rifts are at the centre of a green energy and low carbon future. For the ~50 years since the birth of plate tectonics theory, studies of how and why continents break apart and new oceans form have been driven…

AGRI-DRY is a multidisciplinary research and training network addressing the need for sustainable food production and ecological resilience in dryland regions, which support around 40% of the world’s population. Focusing on the Mediterranea…

Historically, major storms, the associated storm surges and rainfall have posed the biggest threat to life and property around coastlines and along rivers. However, in the age of global warming and accompanying sea level rise the confluence…

Coastal zones all over the world face growing pressure from climate change and development, with archaeological sites in these areas at increasing risk. The HORIZON MSCA Doctoral network ArCHe addresses the increasing vulnerability of the m…

This research project examines the intersection of environmental degradation and the cultural rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Brazil and Colombia. In these regions, environmental stressors, including deforestation, e…

Throughout history, humanity has displayed remarkable resilience by diverse cultural adjustments to changing conditions. In the face of unprecedented environmental shifts brought about by global warming, societies are grappling with the urg…

The adoption of renewable hydrogen as green fuel and energy storage is key to achieve the European Green Deal. However, its large-scale storage is still facing significant challenges.

RhECAST (Rural Landscape Heritage and Carbon Sequestration) addresses the growing need to reconcile climate change mitigation with the preservation of Europe’s cultural landscapes. Across many European regions, traditional agroforestry syst…

Near-infrared light (NIR, roughly 800–1000 nm) is widely used in everyday technologies, from secure sensing and night-vision style detection to biomedical imaging and optical communications. Today’s mainstream NIR emitters often rely on hig…

Antibiotics are now recognised as pollutants of global concern. Their widespread use has led to residues in the environment that contribute to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major threat to public health and ecosystems.

Cultural heritage is at risk. 65% of the global heritage stock is structurally deficient due to ageing, lack of maintenance, environmental exposure and natural and human-induced hazards.

The “Developments of the Generalized Retrieval of Atmospheric and Surface Properties for the synergy of different satellites and ground-based networks: Advances in atmosphere and surface characterization (GRASP-SYNERGY)” project aims to cre…

FutureData4EU is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND programme designed to address the growing demand for highly skilled researchers capable of navigating the societal, economic and ethical challenges posed by data-driven transformations in Eur…

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and this proportion is expected to increase to nearly 70% by 2050. While urban living offers many benefits, it also exposes people to environmental factors such as air pollution, noi…

The Project WaterDecor “Water for the People, Décor for the City: Nymphaea and Public Fountains in Iudaea/Syria-Palaestina and Provincia Arabia from the Roman until the Byzantine Periods (ca. 1st BCE-7th CE)” analyses how these water manag…

There is growing international concern about the continued loss of animal biodiversity. While most attention has focused on iconic species, the conservation of Europe’s numerous native breeds of farm animals and the need to maintain genetic…

The fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, while a tragic cultural loss, created a unique research opportunity to investigate past environmental conditions and medieval forest management practices in the Paris Basin by studying its oak roof beams. P…

Earthquakes are a major threat to humankind, causing damage above 500 billion euros and more than 400,000 fatalities within the last 20 years. Still, the generation of large earthquakes remains poorly understood.

The project an intelligent perovskite printing line tackles the problem of optimizing and controlling solution-processed hybrid perovskite solution films by employing state-of-the-art in situ characterization and Machine Learning methods. H…

Marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea faces rapid decline due to climate-driven stressors, particularly the increasing frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves. While shallow ecosystems have been widely studied, mesophotic and dee…

Climate change is increasingly altering the frequency and intensity of extreme hydrological events, such as droughts and floods, with profound consequences for freshwater ecosystems. In mountain regions, these changes are occurring faster t…

The CLaRMaV project addresses a critical gap in understanding Roman maritime villas across Mediterranean provinces during the Roman period (1st century BC - 5th century AD). While Italian examples are well-studied, provincial maritime villa…

EarthSea investigates the ways in which literature and visual media addressed forms of water-soil relationships– with a particular focus on land subsidence – in the context of the Po Delta in Italy. The Po Delta, a significant anthropogenic…

There exists a direct relation between gas emissions and earth’s dynamics and climate: the impact of anthropogenic emissions and volcanic eruptions on the climate are well known and from the opposite, the effect of the climate on the volcan…

Photovoltaics is today a major pillar for a sustainable and clean electricity generation and contributes significantly to the reduction of carbon dioxide emission. The current technology is based on inorganic semiconductors, mainly crystall…

Volcanic seismicity is a powerful indicator of activity at volcanoes, and is used worldwide to understand changes within the volcanic and magmatic system. Volcanoes produce a range of seismic signals varying in frequency and duration that h…

The proliferation of microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals," represents a pressing global environmental and health crisis. These persistent pollutants are now ubiquitous, found in everythi…

Changes in rainfall patterns are a direct consequence of the current climate change. Climate projections indicate an intensification of extreme rainfall events (and floods), which will directly affect social, ecological, and economic system…

The GlycoEggshell aims to describe and elucidate specific roles of glycosylation on eggshell proteins across birds and evolutionary times, using modern and sub-fossil samples. The project has three main research objectives: • RO1: Character…

It is acknowledged by International declarations and policy guidance documents that cultural heritage (CH) can contribute directly to many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including resilience and adaptation to climate change (S…

The GEOMIMIC project addresses one of the most pressing global challenges: climate change. As Europe advances toward climate neutrality, the European Green Deal highlights the need for innovative and effective strategies to reduce carbon di…

Europe is facing an unprecedented climate emergency: the record-breaking heatwaves of 2022 caused over 12,000 deaths and the worst drought on the continent in 500 years. A major driver of this crisis is the construction and transportation s…

Gateways, seaways, and passages are conduits that connect ocean basins and are crucial features for ocean circulation patterns, today and in the past. Furthermore, oceans are significant drivers of climate change via heat and moisture trans…

There is a massive and urgent need to ensure security and safety of the food supply of the growing world population. However, agriculture and food industries continue to be vulnerable to problems of contamination with biotoxins produced by…

The aim of the project is to develop an innovative framework for a better understanding of ecological crisis. The current approach is based on the idea that we are going through a global crisis of nature.

Equipped with sensors and cameras to provide real-time information, drones or unmanned aircraft can provide efficient and effective support during emergency situations. In this context, the EU-funded COVER project develops a cooperative, co…

Many systems of interest can be described as a large number of particles that interact in a highly non-intuitive way. In pollution, for example, these particles can be fine dust or aerosol particles, in mobility they are individual vehicles…

The project Blue-Paths (Addressing Sustainability Transition Pathways) had the aim to analyze the sustainable use of marine socio-ecological systems (SES) through the development of a sustainability transition framework that will investigat…

The aim of TREAD is to train a new generation of seismic hazard scientists to tackle the challenges of earthquake forecasting in complex tectonic contexts such as the Europe and Mediterranean regions. A change of paradigm in seismic hazard…

Global plastic production is currently at a rate of 200,000 tonnes per year, and it is projected to increase to 33 billion tonnes per year by 2050. Approximately 10% of the plastic produced is in the seas and oceans.

The Marie S. Curie Actions Project “JurRad” focuses on the evolution of the major group of theropod dinosaurs: Averostra.

In the last few years, extreme wildfires have risen to international prominence, with widespread media coverage and political attention triggered by devastating fires in many places of the world, e.g. France, Greece, Italy, Brazil (the Amaz…

In today’s changing climate is of urgent importance to understand the adverse impacts of climate change to the local and regional Arctic natural environments, infrastructures and industries. To this end, Earth Observation (EO) is the way fo…

Buildings are the single largest energy consumer in Europe, responsible for more than 40% of our energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, addressing the challenges of climate change requires innovative approaches to bui…

Seismic movements significantly impact the structural stability of Cultural Heritage, often characterized by outdated construction methods and materials, despite high population density. Risk information is essential to reduce vulnerability…

UNPRECEDENTED project is an initiative aimed at advancing sustainable biofuel production through innovative catalysis and computational modeling. The project addresses critical environmental and energy challenges, particularly those outline…

The MOF-PEMs project addresses one of the key challenges in the transition toward clean energy — the development of efficient, durable, and environmentally friendly materials for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Conventional me…

Coastal and estuarine areas are under constant erosion/sedimentation pressure. The sustainable development of these areas depends on our understanding of and ability to predict the effect of complex sediment transport and morphodynamic proc…

Climate change is profoundly impacting cities and their inhabitants, leading to increased infrastructure failure, food and resource shortages and death. Existing research has shown that vulnerable households are not only the most exposed to…

Orogenic plateaus are key features of the Earth’s surface with average elevations of several kilometres, low relief surfaces and arid climate. They have a strong impact on atmospheric circulation and precipitation patterns, and thus on the…

This research project will result in the dissemination of minimum three publications in high-ranking scientific peer-reviewed journals in the sustainability science domain.

Healthy soils are essential for sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, water regulation, and biodiversity. However, soils across Europe are under increasing pressure from land use, degradation, and climate change.

Waste final disposal can cause severe environmental impacts. Even in modern landfills, installed engineered barriers worsen their hydraulic performance after 8 years of landfill operation, which can lead to leachate leakage and environmenta…

Human-whale interactions have deep historical roots extending back thousands of years, although their prehistoric origins remain largely understudied. Due to their massive size, whales have long served as substantial sources of meat, blubbe…

Urban air pollution poses a significant threat to public health and the environment, with the majority of Europe's urban population exposed to pollutant levels exceeding the World Health Organization's guidelines. Human activities, particul…

Soil is a finite resource, but the land we currently grow on is significantly degraded in many regions of the world. There is no more land that can be reclaimed for agricultural production, therefore one of the major food challenges we face…

IP-PAD (Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Adolescence & Democracy) addresses a timely and pressing societal question: how the developing cognition and brain of young adolescents influences how they process political informat…

Geo-energies, such as geothermal energy, CO2 storage and underground energy storage, have a great potential to contribute to meet the Paris Agreement targets on climate change. Yet, their deployment has been hindered by a lack of a full und…

The overarching objective of this DN is to respond to a growing urgency expressed by European research councils and funding agencies, as well as by governments, publics and students, that the social sciences should contribute to our underst…

Soil erosion modelling can help define efficient and targeted mitigation strategies by identifying the long-term controlling factors and the areas where, and periods during which, soil is at high risk of erosion. However, to define such str…

In prehistoric times, the eastern Italian Alps (i.e. the Dolomites, Trentino-South Tyrol, and the Veneto Prealps) constituted a connecting region between Central Europe and the Mediterranean, which, despite its imposing nature, has been cro…

Critical socio-cultural transformations occurred in central Italy between the 10th and the 8th century BCE, resulting in the emergence of a complex and flourishing Mediterranean urban society. Originating in Etruria - modern Tuscany, northe…

The aim of this project, Stratospheric Dynamics for Seasonal Prediction – SD4SP, is to improve understanding of dynamical processes in the winter stratosphere to formulate more reliable seasonal forecasts in the North Atlantic-European regi…

There is an increasing need for improving irrigation management around the world, mainly due to the effects of climate change such as increased temperatures and more uneven precipitation distribution. Despite increased evapotranspiration an…

Invasive alien species (IAS) are the cause of enormous socio-economic and biodiversity loss across the world. In the context of climate change and increased pollution, IAS are often more adaptive than native species, capable of adjusting th…

Many key questions and challenges in research, industry, and society involve large and complex Chemical Reaction Networks (CRNs). Examples of such challenges include: understanding the regulation of metabolic networks in humans; planning an…

Groundwater is Earth’s largest source of drinking water, supplying 75% of EU residents. Recent studies have documented plastic contamination in drinking water wells.

O1: As I explained in the proposal, the BAE measurement using an atomic ensemble has a fundamental problem with matching the spin and mechanical oscillator frequencies. Besides, the performance of the scheme is poor at lower frequencies due…

Glaciers are shrinking at an accelerating pace as the planet warms. This melting contributes to sea-level rise and threatens freshwater resources for almost two billion people who depend on glacier-fed rivers around the world.

“Ontological Bridge-building for Climate Change Mitigation in Maasailand” (OBCCMM) is a multidisciplinary project that builds bridges across clashing climate ontologies in Maasailand in Tanzania. This holistic project integrates Indigenous…

The world’s oceans act as Earth’s primary climate regulator, storing over 90% of the planet’s excess heat and climatically active carbon while sustaining half of its biological productivity. Yet, one of the most critical and least understoo…

SynSilable was conceived in the context of the urgent need to decarbonise the construction sector while maintaining safety, durability and affordability of infrastructure. Ordinary Portland cement is responsible for a significant share of g…

These days, many of us rely heavily on the continuous availability of electricity and we have a hard time imagining how our lives would be without it. This dependency comes at an inconvenient environmental cost, as the burning of fossil fue…

Anthropogenic climate change is driving unprecedented warming across Arctic and permafrost-affected regions, leading to thawing soils, shifts in vegetation, and altered soil biogeochemistry. These changes can profoundly affect the exchange…

It is increasingly acknowledged that animals can reshape the chemistry of their environments. Through the consumption, assimilation, transportation and excretion of different elements, animals redistribute elements - including carbon, nitro…

Soils are essential for facing humanity’s existential challenges of food security, water security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Whilst the increasing demand for food, clean wat…

Land degradation (LD) is the world's greatest environmental challenge affecting the environment, agriculture, and human wellbeing. Intensified by natural disasters and desertification, the LD may present potential risks and socioeconomic te…

The movement of water through snow is a key factor in seasonal flooding and glacier hydrology, yet its behavior varies significantly due to the complex microstructure of snow. This variability spans several orders of magnitude and is poorly…

Climate change, driven by increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is critically impacting biodiversity and ecosystems across the globe. The growing energy demand, coupled with the urgent need to mitigate climate change, is accelerating t…

Plants and their seeds are essential for global food security, providing over 70% of the world’s caloric intake and contributing to a USD 70 billion seed market. As the global population reaches 9 billion by 2050, improving seed production…

The CLOUD-DOC MSCA DN is a multi-site network at twelve partner institutions across Europe. The network investigates the formation of aerosol particlesin the atmosphere, as well as various aspects of the interactions of cosmic rays with aer…

Recent evidence of increasing accumulation of micro- and nanoplastics (MnP) in soils and groundwater raises severe concerns by agricultural and water industries, food manufacturers, regulators, environmental interest groups and citizens. Pr…

TRACES JD is a European Joint Doctorate network focused on providing advanced training in in-flight icing. Its goal is to develop a new generation of high-achieving Doctoral Researchers (DRs) across various disciplines essential for underst…

MicroAlgae 4.0 is a research and career development project that aims to develop a Water Resource and Recovery Facility (WRRF) scheme based on microalgae cultivation biotechnology to maximise reclaimed water production and nutrient recovery…

Cyanobacteria, the green microbial factories and photosynthetic microorganisms, have shown significant promise in addressing critical global issues such as air pollution and fuel security. These organisms can produce alternative and cleaner…

Glaciers and ice sheets were long believed to be sterile environments, but just like other large ecosystems (e.g., tropical forests, tundra), they are now widely recognized as one of the Earth’s biomes, teeming with life. Active algae, fung…

Long-reads RNA sequencing (lrRNA-seq) is the near future of the transcriptomics field. It will improve the knowledge in very different areas such as biomedicine, agriculture or biodiversity among others, which will impact the society by imp…

EnvSeis is currently training 12 PhD students in the emerging field of environmental seismology, in which seismic methods are used to study processes at or near the Earth's surface, such as landsliding, river sediment transport, debris flow…

PALEOSIM (PALEOclimate modelling of Small Islands in the Mediterranean and possible impacts on arthropod habitats) focuses on the climate impacts on arthropod habitats of small islands using the Regional Climate Model (RCM), RegCM5. Arthrop…

Plastic pollution is a global issue with significant environmental and health risks. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of effective recovery and recycling systems, leading to uncontrolled disposal and landfill use for both recyclable…

The context of project LEMMA is the increase in large mass movements (rockfalls, landslides and avalanches) in alpine regions that is predicted to occur due to climate change. Predicting these phenomena is difficult, because it requires mod…

The MICROLIFEPAQS project (Modelling mICRObial LIFE in Polluted AQuiferS) addressed one of the pressing environmental challenges of our time: groundwater pollution. Groundwater contamination by industrial pollutants, such as chlorinated eth…

This project will develop a new understanding of how multiple socio-political transitions, representing different forms of urbanism, may impact on lifeways (way of life or manner of living) and deathways (practices of a society surrounding…

Roads are vital for economic and social development, enabling the movement of people and goods. Travel by car constitutes 82.9% of passenger-kilometers across the EU, reflecting the dependence on roads.

The WaterScapes project investigated the complex interactions between environmental changes and societal transformations in the Venice Lagoon and surrounding regions from Roman period to Middle Ages. Historically, interpretations of settlem…

In a warming world, extreme heat will become more frequent, and more extreme, leading to potentially devastating socioeconomic and ecological damages. Beyond maximum peak temperatures, the complex interplay of additional factors such as hum…

The overarching objective in HYDROCOUPLE is the development of new physics-based numerical models and numerical approximation methods to be used in hydrological studies. Our motivation is based on the observation that hydrological models us…

The transport sector accounts for 21% of EU greenhouse gas emissions and is a major source of urban air pollution. To meet decarbonization goals, the EU plans to ban new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035, pushing for widespread ad…

Sauropods were 4-legged plant eating dinosaurs with long necks and tails that thrived for more than 160 million years during the Jurassic and Cretaceous until their extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene limit, 66 million years ago. By the…

Chemical reactions driven by the absorption of light (“photochemistry”) are of great importance to modern society. For example, they allow us to efficiently and sustainably convert the sun’s energy into electricity.

The MSCA-funded project "Poles and People" investigates the interconnections between scientific institutions, statehood, and civil society by examining geographical societies in Brussels, Edinburgh, Kristiania (Oslo), and Vienna during a pe…

The synthesis and creation of mostly manmade petroleum-based materials in the modern age, associated with increased carbon dioxide emission and environmental pollution, pushed humankind into a new era in our history, the “Anthropocene”, des…

Context Plastic pollution is one of the most significant environmental challenges worldwide. Since the onset of synthetic polymer production in the 1950s, global models of plastic pollution estimate that approximately two-thirds of the plas…

Ocean mixing plays a crucial role in the Earth’s climate as it balances the ocean circulation that buffers global warming. Quantifying mixing is challenging because energy enters the ocean at basin-scale but it dissipates at cm-scale over t…

Ignition of flammable gases, combustible liquids, or powders by hot surfaces is a critical safety concern across industries, including power generation, petroleum, automotive, chemical, and aerospace. The autoignition temperature (AIT), i.e…

Cultural heritage (CH) structures are generally inspected by manual visual inspections done simply by using the naked eye. In simple words, we see the damage in the building with our eyes and then decide what to do with it.

The goal of this project is to develop new stereospecific chemical reactions using enzymes activated by light, known as photobiocatalysis. Photobiocatalysis combines the use of light with an enzyme to access new chemical reactions that are…

Soil provides 98.8% of our food, making healthy soils vital for our food security. By 2050, we need to increase food production by 70% to meet the needs of a growing population.

The Issue and societal import: There is little doubt that micro and nanoplastics (MnP) are in our soils across the globe. Numerous studies including my own have found that atmospheric deposition alone is enough to pollute even our most pris…

The recent warming trend has intensified drought across the Mediterranean region (MR), a hotspot of projected future aridity according to the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report. Water scarcity threatens societies, economies, and ecosystems and ca…

The main goal of the project was to test the continuation of late Neoproterozoic (ca. 650–550 Ma) Timanian thrust systems in the Barents Sea and Svalbard.

ExCliso is a three-year MSCA Postdoctoral Global Fellowship that experimentally studies chlorine (Cl) isotopes in magmatic systems. So far, the Earth’s deep Cl cycle remains poorly understood.

Sand dunes pose a significant risk for offshore activities in coastal areas and for navigation along the most frequented maritime routes. The presence of sand dunes leads to a significant increase of the flow resistance, which needs to be c…

This project intends to put academic research at the service of global and European social challenges in this case related to the migration of women by land routes in unsafe contexts. For this, we will focus our field work on a multi-sited…

What is the problem/issue being addressed? The project addresses valorization of largely unvalorized part of wood, namely - lignin.

To address the global challenges of environmental degradation and poverty we need to vastly improve our understanding of natural resource governance—the social and political processes by which people make decisions about the environment. Ye…

Contemporary Earth’s ecosystems are threatened by accelerating extinction rates, but their responses to biodiversity losses are not detectable on short-time scales. However, large-scale biodiversity crises, or ‘mass extinctions’, occurred i…

Polar ice cores are an indispensable key to understanding the natural dynamics of our climate system. One of today’s most pressing research questions concerns the prediction and mechanics of abrupt climate change (ACC).

Urban heat islands (UHI) pose an increasing challenge due to urbanization and global warming. The MultiCAST project addresses this first by studying UHI effects on regional, urban, and microscale levels.

CLUES-DECEB (Cultural Loss Under Emulated Shocks – Demographic, Environmental, Climatic, Empirical Bottlenecks) addresses the lack of systematic research on cultural loss, the mechanisms that drive it, and how it can be measured under condi…

Understanding the decision-making of smallholder households in low-income countries is a crucial step in the design of effective policy measures for development. This task is becoming increasingly complicated as more and more factors (e.g.

Sea-ice loss, freshening and stratification changes in the recent past have affected, and are projected to continue to affect, the timing, distribution and biomass production of Arctic primary producers. Current enhancements observed in pri…

The project titled “BIM and GIS Integration for ARchaeology” (BiGAr) focuses on innovating archaeological research methodology by developing a digital application that integrates representation software, specifically Building Information Mo…

WasteLands explores the impact of and recovery from three major disasters in medieval Europe: the 1248 Mont Granier landslide (France), the 1348 Eastern Alps earthquake (Italy, Austria and Slovenia), and the 1421 St Elisabeth flood (the Net…

Over the past 30 years, sea ice in the Arctic has declined by 3-4% per decade, making the Arctic the area experiencing the most rapid ecological changes due to climate change. As a consequence of rapid sea-ice loss and increasing temperatur…

The GloSoilBio project aims to understand how multiple simultaneous global changes may be impacting soil fauna communities across the globe. With an increase in human population, and the associated consumption, there has been an increase in…

The challenge of understanding real-time economic conditions, rather than relying on outdated reports, is the core issue addressed by EYE (Economy bY spacE). Traditional economic reports often require months to compile, leading decision-mak…

SOUNDEPTH's subject is the evolution of the early modern debate on ore generation and of our understanding of geological phenomena and natural resources. The project has been carried out through: - acquisition of scientific knowledge/skills…

The densest water supplying the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which helps maintain the temperate climate of northwest Europe, stems mainly from the Greenland Sea and crosses the submarine Greenland-Scotland Ridge throu…

This research investigates the lack of critical attention to the presence, absence and function of ‘ecotopian’, or ecologically-ideal, visions of the future within ecocriticism and within contemporary climate change discourse. Whereas recen…

Introduction: MOVE-NBS addresses challenges posed by climate change and urbanization, impacting global city liveability. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) offer resilience through green-blue infrastructure, necessitating advanced planning suppor…

Changes in adult body size have become a flagship response to climate change. In organisms with a finite growth, as mammals and birds (higher vertebrates), it is thought to result foremost from climate-induced changes in growth trajectories…

The GALATEO (Good Attitudes for Life in Assyrian Times: Etiquette and Observance of Norms in Male and Female Groups) project aimed to understand anew the importance of etiquette in late Assyrian society (10th–7th century BCE) and to investi…

Drought related losses in growth efficiency, the increase in intensity and frequency of threats (e.g. wildfires, wind-storms) and the subsequent exponential increase in biological risks (e.g.

Biomass includes lots of waste in addition to things purposefully grown to produce fuels and chemicals. The valorisation of this waste is a great way to support a circular economy, address growing energy challenges and mitigate global warmi…

In the MERFISH project, international experts from various research fields from industry and academia from EU, Brazil and Mauritius,are joining forces to tackle the pressing issue of mercury (Hg) pollution in our environment and its impact…

In Europe the ecological footprint of EU-28 countries grew from 1.6 Gha to 2.3 Gha in fifty years. Researchers and engineers together with stakeholders in charge of built cultural heritage must help to minimise the global ecological footpri…

Concern about provenance and calls for repatriating museum objects have increased considerably in recent years. In this context, the EU-funded SciCoMove project studies the history of some scientific collections in paleontology, anthropolog…

A critical challenge for the 21st is the resolution of water crisis coupled with the increased food demand. Access to water is recognized as a fundamental human right by the United Nations General Assembly, whereas the achievement of clean…

Magnetic field sensing is a wide and important area of research and technological development in which every new magnetic or spintronic phenomenon discovered there would be an attempt to exploit it for magnetic sensing applications with imp…

We now understand that seismic wavefields alter the material when they pass through it and that these changes are measurable. Traditional seismic sensors - seismometer networks - provide us with high time resolution, but sparse spatial reso…

Macro- and microplastic in agricultural soil systems (SOPLAS) Plastics have become a key component of modern agriculture, both directly, through their use in production systems, such as greenhouse cover films and silage bags, and indirectly…

The study of past climates has already shown that the climate of Earth is in a perpetual stage of change but some major changes which took place in the past require more research to fully understand them, such as the Mid Pleistocene Transit…

Long-term climate change, extreme events, and seasonal variations in weather have profound impacts on water quality of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. This implies a pressing need for tools anticipating the impacts of these environmental cha…

The steel industry contributes to global CO2 emissions due to the energy-intensive processes involved in molten steel handling and processing. A critical aspect of steel production is refractory materials, which must withstand extreme therm…

REMEDI trains future professionals and scientists in the area of competitive use of water resources within an industry centered environment, targeting the problem of scarcity of water resources due to contamination by pharmaceuticals. Enhan…

The EU-funded project IMPROVE – Innovative multi-disciplinary European research training network on volcanoes addressed one of the most complex and societally relevant natural challenges: understanding how active volcanoes work beneath the…

PLOCEAN project aims at understanding the behavior plastic debris in the marine environment and their interaction with microbes and the natural biogeochemical cycling of elements, like carbon, marine aggregates and marine snow. This helps t…

The AMAZON_MERCURY project investigates the evolutionary changes caused by long-term exposure to mercury pollution in wild bird populations in the Peruvian Amazon using powerful genomic tools. It combines multiple fields or research (such a…

The European Union's future goals on clean energy include ambitious targets for increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix, fostering innovation in clean technologies. These goals are outlined in initiatives such as…

What are the Biotic interchanges? We are currently at a peak of Earth's biological diversity, despite recent extinctions caused by the human activities that define the Anthropocene.

We live in a world in crisis. We are living through and causing ecological collapse.

Latin American countries are vulnerable to a range of natural hazards; to political and economic crises; and to armed conflicts. Since 1994, the European Commission has provided over €1 billion in assistance to Latin American countries faci…