More than 1,100 years old: Germany’s oldest tree discovered

Published on 06/08/2026 – 10:20 GMT+2 Trees age very slowly. The reason is that they constantly renew their tissues: needles or leaves, bark, twigs, trunk and roots are continuously regenerated while older parts gradually die off. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A remarkable fact: while trunk and crown are exposed to wind, weather,…

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Hungary’s PM optimistic about Paks nuclear power station restart

Published on 06/08/2026 – 10:24 GMT+2•Updated 10:46 Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he is optimistic that the Paks nuclear power station will be able to restart soon as water levels on the Danube slowly rise. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungary shut down its sole nuclear power plant, which relies on the…

Why the EU is betting on prevention in its new wildfire strategy

More than 434,976 hectares have burned across the EU so far, according to the July 30th data from the European Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS). In 2025, more than one million hectares burned, making it the worst wildfire season since records began. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is why Brussels decided to…

Call to arms: How neutrality works in a time of mass militarisation

The European Union is rearming at an eye-watering pace not witnessed in decades. Yet as the continent invests billions into its military might, and confronts its most perilous environment since the Cold War, four EU countries cling to a defining principle: neutrality. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Austria, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus have…

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