Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week
Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country's space program, the government said on Monday.
Space Exploration
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Home gardens are key to better lives for vulnerable tribes in India, finds research
The forested hills and rolling fields in the state of Odisha are home to some of India's most vulnerable tribal groups, but a growing number of studies show that small home gardens—producing millet, pulses, fresh fruits ...
Agriculture
Mar 27, 2023
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'Vampiric' water use leading to 'imminent' global crisis, UN warns
Humanity's "lifeblood"—water—is increasingly at risk around the world due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment," the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue was set to begin ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated
Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to their ability to suck water from the air with their rear ends. A new collaborative study by researchers from the University ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2023
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Tackling food insecurity could improve children's learning
Indian children's education can be impaired when their households struggle to access enough nutritious food, new research has found.
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2023
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Viewpoint: If we perfect cultivated meat, we could hedge against food shortages as climate chaos intensifies
It didn't get much attention when US President Joe Biden launched a biomanufacturing initiative last September.
Biotechnology
Mar 14, 2023
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'Noah's Ark for plants' hits major milestone: 40,000 plant species now banked at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank
A world-leading seed conservation program led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is celebrating a major milestone today in its efforts to preserve rare, threatened, and important wild plants. As of March 1, the Millennium ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2023
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'Increase homegrown fruit and veg and add £0.5bn to the economy,' say scientists as UK reels from supermarket shortages
As the UK reels from recent fruit and vegetable shortages, scientists are advising how to increase homegrown produce—benefitting the economy and the environment.
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2023
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Food prices are not the only obstacle to achieving food security: Root causes include systemic barriers
Increasing food prices and stagnant incomes have been identified as major obstacles to achieving food security. About one in six, or 15.9 percent, of households in Canada experience food insecurity.
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2023
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Biopesticides should be preferred over chemical pesticides for fall armyworm control, study suggests
Safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides should be preferred to fight the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest instead of more harmful chemical pesticides, a new CABI-led study published in the Journal ...
Agriculture
Mar 2, 2023
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