An international study conducted by scientists from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra has identified the presence of microplastics - plastic particles smaller than 5 mm - in the faeces of penguins in Antarctica

Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy obtained an environmental licence to build the largest photovoltaic project in Europe and fifth in the world in São Domingos, near Santiago do Cacém, with 1.200 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity

Members of the Portuguese National Civil Aviation Staff Union (SNPVAC) rejected TAP's proposal during a general assembly and decided to maintain the strike notice between 25 and 31 January

Around 60.000 Portuguese went abroad in 2021, 15.000 more than the previous year, in what the Emigration Report describes as a "remarkable recovery" of exits, after the sharp drop in 2020; the UK was once again the "main destination"

Portuguese doctors were paid less in real terms for their life-saving work in 2020 than in 2010, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission