News and Events for Researchers

30.01.2019

Cities, as large human settlements and the powerhouses of Europe’s economy, generate 67% of the EU’s GDP.   They are…

After the wild tobacco plant (Nicotiana attenuata) has been attacked by a caterpillar of the tobacco hawk moth, it waits a few days and only then starts its chemical defence. Photo: Pia Backmann
25.01.2019

Wild tobacco plants gain an advantage by the timely sending of hungry caterpillars to the competition.

24.01.2019

Pressrelease: Europe faces substantial challenges in assessing and managing risks, for example in farming,…

10.01.2019

Dr Eeva Primmer, PhD in Agriculture and Forestry, Docent (Adjunct Professor) in Environmental Policy at the University…

21.12.2018

The European Commission has granted 9.1 million euros to Finland to help mitigate climate change. The ‘Towards Carbon…

20.12.2018

On the 26th and 27th of November an international team of scientists who form the PEER group met at DCE, Aarhus…

18.12.2018

JRC scientists have started investigating how chemical substances migrate from cattle manure to water. The research aims…

18.12.2018

The threat status of habitat types in Finland was evaluated for the second time. Almost half (48%) of the nearly 400…

17.12.2018

A JRC-led article published in Science Advances estimates that accelerated soil erosion will lead to additional carbon…

14.12.2018

Since 25 years, the JRC's 'MARS' Bulletins bring independent and timely forecasts on crop yields in Europe to inform the…