The economic cost of food waste in Australia is staggering. It's estimated $36.6 billion is lost to the economy every year. Much of our fresh produce never even makes it to stores, rejected at the farm gate due to cosmetic ...
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Feb 5, 2025
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Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America's most celebrated rodent forecaster—whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the United States.
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Feb 1, 2025
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Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts and other items.
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Jan 30, 2025
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A two-decade old international agreement on ensuring public scrutiny of decisions on the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will take effect in April after achieving enough ratifications, the UN said Tuesday.
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Jan 28, 2025
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Understanding the science behind meaty tastes and textures could be the key to more people switching to a planet-friendly plant diet, researchers suggest.
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Jan 27, 2025
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Mycotourism, or mushroom tourism, is becoming increasingly popular as travelers seek out more nature-focused experiences. This unique tourism niche combines guided mushroom foraging with culinary traditions and rural culture ...
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Jan 27, 2025
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A gender specialist at the University of Genoa, in Italy, a psychologist at the University of Missouri, in the U.S., and a behavioralist at the University of Roehampton, in the U.K, have found that men are growing taller ...
Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of squeaky toys.
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Jan 15, 2025
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In a new study published in PLOS Computational Biology, an international research team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Cardiff University, and Google has reexamined Robert Axelrod's groundbreaking ...
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Jan 7, 2025
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EU researchers are exploring how to make strong and sustainable new materials from hard-to-crack nutshells.
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Dec 27, 2024
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