Massachusetts will be the first state to stop buying plastic, governor says
Massachusetts will no longer buy single-use plastic products, the governor announced to start the week.
Massachusetts will no longer buy single-use plastic products, the governor announced to start the week.
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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Foods high in fats, sugar and salt (HFSS) have a significant impact on public health, the climate and the economy, but could taxing these products help in the fight against climate change?
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2023
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New research coordinated by Global Footprint Network's sustainability scientists in collaboration with food system experts has been published under the title "EU-27 Ecological Footprint was primarily driven by food consumption ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2023
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Using a new analytical method, ETH Zurich doctoral student Julie Lestang aims to determine the chemical profile of cacao beans reliably and quickly. This forms the basis for controlled fermentation—and high-quality chocolate.
Biotechnology
Sep 7, 2023
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Non-native species—displaced either by global trade and travel or by climate change—pose "a severe global threat" to local biodiversity, food security as well as public health, a new report has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2023
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We are seeing deadly heat and fires circle the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns we are fast running out of time to secure a liveable and sustainable future. Without emergency action to stop mining ...
Environment
Sep 4, 2023
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As many as one in five Americans experienced multiple hardships during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most common combination being job insecurity paired with mental health issues, according to a new study ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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Shaggy-haired, tusked pigs roam free in the woods of Germany and Austria. Although these game animals look fine, some contain radioactive cesium at levels that render their meat unsafe to eat.
Environment
Aug 30, 2023
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A study by health policy researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Southern California projects that the expected health and economic well-being of Americans nearing retirement age ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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Researchers at the Faculty of Biology at TUD Dresden University of Technology have investigated the interaction between genes and nutrition using the fruit fly as an example. Their results are surprising and show that minimal ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 23, 2023
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