In the Karlovy Vary region, veterinarians have found a wild boar infected with the dangerous trichinella parasite: the animal arrived at a local game-processing point for inspection along with other carcasses. The discovery was made during
Czech universities may admit significantly fewer first-year students starting next year: according to Milan Pospíšil, chairman of the Czech Conference of Rectors, the reason is an acute shortage of money in the 2027 state budget. While univ
Near the town of Kamýk nad Vltavou, the Vltava's water level has dropped so far that water now covers only part of the riverbed, with roughly two-thirds of the bottom exposed and strewn with rocks. The unusual sight is drawing people out fo
Providers of social services in the Moravian-Silesian Region of Czechia have warned of a critical shortage of money for staff wages and for keeping their organisations running. Representatives of the region's charitable organisations told j
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, the Institute for Landscape Research, the UK's Coventry University and the Czech Union for Landscape and Urban Greenery have released a free catalog of invasive and problematic non-native garden
The environmental group Arnika has published an open letter to AVE CZ, the company that operates the landfill in Čáslav: the organisation says its survey, carried out in August 2026, found dangerous contamination in the soil, dust and chick
Air quality in Czechia was noticeably better last year than the average for the past decade: according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ), concentrations of most pollutants fell to their lowest or second-lowest levels since 2
The Czech army will remain at the contaminated military site in Šumava for several more weeks: according to the Ministry of the Environment, about 1,000 tons of contaminated soil and 200 barrels of hazardous chemicals have been found there.
In Czechia, near the town of Benešov, crews have begun drilling the third exploratory tunnel needed for one of seven tunnels planned for the future D3 motorway. According to the Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD), the geological survey wor
Scientists at Mendel University in Brno studied the Eurasian beaver population in pond country near the town of Pohorelice in southern Moravia and found that long-term monitoring of the animals helps prevent conflicts with farms before they
A group of ecologists, farmers and local government representatives in Czechia has put forward a joint initiative, calling on the authorities to pool their efforts in caring for the country's landscape. Among the initiators are David Čip, a
According to a STEM/MARK survey conducted in September 2025 among 502 Czech internet users over the age of 18, 60% of respondents admitted that they try to limit potential sources of microplastics in food. A significant share of those surve