News tagged with food procurement
Lesson from the past for surviving climate change
Research led by the University of Leicester suggests people today and in future generations should look to the past in order to mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
May 27, 2009 |
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Researchers develop food aid decision-making tool
Shipping food to foreign countries may not always be the best response to food crises; sometimes sending cash or procuring goods locally is cheaper, faster and more effective.
May 21, 2012 |
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Leicester leads the way towards a sustainable lake in Africa
University of Leicester conservation scientists David Harper, Caroline Upton and Ed Morrison (Departments of Biology and Geography) will be developing demonstration projects that might lead Europe towards an ecologically ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Math ability is inborn
We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or athletics. But what about mathematics? Do some of us just arrive in the world with better math skills than others?
Aug 08, 2011 |
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From fork to farm
(PhysOrg.com) -- At Sandia's largest cafeteria, a leftover burrito will be sent off to eventually help some backyard garden bloom. When someone leaves a bit of lunch behind at Thunderbird Café, employees ...
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Japan's supply chain ripple effects
This past Monday marked the one-month anniversary of the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11. As the country braces for aftershocks in the months to come, businesses around the world are steeling themselves ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2011 |
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New procedure promises to be a breakthrough in lung transplants
For decades, heart and lung transplant surgeons have followed a strict directive: Get the donor organ into the recipient as soon as possible.
Apr 15, 2011 |
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In Brief: Prehistoric cultural changes linked to climate change in northeastern United States
Cultural changes among prehistoric people in parts of the northeastern United States likely coincided with major environmental changes in the region, according to a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Ac ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Substandard and counterfeit antimalarial drugs discovered in Ghana
Substandard and counterfeit versions of thirteen key antimalarial medicines were uncovered in multiple locations across Ghana by the Medicines Quality Monitoring surveillance program. Set up by the Ghana Food and Drugs Board ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Green zone: After two years, did all her eco-friendly projects pay off?
It started with gray water, then escalated to chickens, composting toilets and rain barrels. I'm talking about the two years I've spent transforming my humble California bungalow into a test case for sustainable living ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Wild porcupines under threat due to illegal hunting
Wild porcupine might be a tasty treat in countries around the world, but populations of the spiky rodent are coming under threat in Vietnam due to illegal hunting.
Aug 25, 2010 |
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