Elena Colombo is junior editor of Renewable Matter. She has a bachelor's degree in Literature (University of Milan) and a master's degree in Environmental Humanities (Ca' Foscari University of Venice), a multidisciplinary course that brings together natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. She is fascinated by the world of plants and fungi. Every now and then, you can find her at the Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea talking to children about environmental education. For her thesis on the role of the Seveso and Bhopal disasters in literature, she won the 2025 Laura Conti Prize in the “environmental literature” category. She has spoken about the results of her research on Seveso on two occasions, at the Legambiente Seveso Centre and at the Bosco delle Querce of Seveso e Meda.
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The 267th Pope has been elected. At 6.07 pm on Thursday, the 8th of May 2025, the long-awaited whi...
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This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano “I’m an Alpinist and a passionate advocate for women’s rights using my platform ...
PFAS can penetrate the skin and reach the bloodstream, according to the paper Dermal bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances using in vitro 3D human skin equivalent models, published in June 20...
Plastic pollution is one of the most serious problems in today’s world, because of the growing production and difficulty of disposing of this material. Now a study reveals which are the most r...
Sixth mass extinction and climate crisis, unfortunately, go hand in hand, but they are not the same thing. When we speak of mass extinction, we are referring to the massive loss of biodiversity on a...
The car: an extraordinary means of transportation whose danger we have forgotten. Of course, driving implies possessing a driving licence, but it has become an everyday act to such an extent that it...
