Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists found benefits of insect leaf-wounding in fruit and vegetable production. Stress responses created in the fruits and vegetables initiated an increase in antioxidant compounds prior to ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2020
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Food wastage is no longer acceptable—for both ethical and ecological reasons, says Claudio Beretta. But we've only just started cracking down on it.
Environment
Dec 20, 2019
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armers have been voted the most trusted part of the food production chain according to a new survey of more than 11,000 European consumers including the UK.
Economics & Business
Dec 18, 2019
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A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform waste materials into high value chemicals.
Biochemistry
Nov 26, 2019
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A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science.
Space Exploration
Nov 5, 2019
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Eating alone, once considered an oddity, has become commonplace for many across the Western world. Fast food chains are promoting eating on the go or "al desko". Why waste time in your busy day sitting down at a table with ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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Standards of food safety and food quality have never been higher in Germany and throughout the European Union. This is especially true in the dairy industry. Yet despite such high standards, traces of impurities, pesticides ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 4, 2019
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There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Southern California. Food waste originating from hotels, ...
Environment
Nov 1, 2019
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As global temperatures continue to rise, the thawing of permafrost in Arctic areas is being accelerated and mercury that has been trapped in the frozen ground is now being released in various forms into surrounding waterways, ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2019
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A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could be copied to create new forms of antibiotics, according to Imperial College London research.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2019
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