'Land grabbing' could help feed at least 300 million people, study suggests
Crops grown on "land-grabbed" areas in developing countries could have the potential to feed an extra 100 million people worldwide, a new study has shown.
Crops grown on "land-grabbed" areas in developing countries could have the potential to feed an extra 100 million people worldwide, a new study has shown.
Environment
Jun 26, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A researcher from Stanford's Archaeology Center, working with colleagues in China has found evidence to support the notion that early hunter-gatherers in China turned to processing plant foods in order to survive ...
Human diversity in Africa is greater than any place else on Earth. Differing food sources, geographies, diseases and climates offered many targets for natural selection to exert powerful forces on Africans to change and adapt ...
Biotechnology
Jul 26, 2012
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No longer a problem of the future, the climate crisis is now driving devastating real-world impacts here in Canada and worldwide.
Environment
Mar 7, 2024
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AidData, the international development research lab based at William & Mary's Global Research Institute, have done an exhaustive study of Russia's attempts to use media, money and partnerships with sympathetic civic groups ...
Political science
Feb 5, 2024
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People who abandon New Year's resolutions or other commitments can maintain the respect of their peers by blaming external factors such as lack of money, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2023
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Man's best friend is as treat-obsessed as we all thought.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2023
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Teachers wear many hats. They are expected to be subject matter experts, leaders, administrators, managers, lifelong learners—and not just in the classroom, but in their wider communities.
Education
Oct 5, 2023
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The number of people using food banks in the UK has increased from 26,000 in 2008–09 to more than 100 times that in 2023. Nearly one in five British households experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in September ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2023
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What if you could grow fresh food where it is most needed, cost-effectively reduce heat-related deaths, and create green space for the local community? What if you could also reduce flooding and help mitigate climate change? ...
Ecology
May 24, 2023
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