Linguistics - Today
A major feature of the 'Manc' accent is disappearing - but not in North Manchester
A major feature of the 'Manc' accent is disappearing - but not in North Manchester
Event - Mar 24
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
Chemistry - Mar 24
Isabel Abánades Lázaro receives a Junior Leader scholarship to synthesise more efficient MOF materials on demand
Isabel Abánades Lázaro receives a Junior Leader scholarship to synthesise more efficient MOF materials on demand
Health - Mar 24
Opinion: COVID pandemic: three years on and nobody wants to talk about it - here's why we should
Opinion: COVID pandemic: three years on and nobody wants to talk about it - here's why we should
Social Sciences - Mar 24
The University of Sussex launches UK's first centre on the study of kindness
The University of Sussex launches UK's first centre on the study of kindness
Research management - Mar 24
The University of Valencia increases the number of citations of scientific articles by 10.42% in the last year
The University of Valencia increases the number of citations of scientific articles by 10.42% in the last year
Innovation - Mar 24
Brussels now hosts a state-of-the-art public-oriented AI Test & Experience Center
Brussels now hosts a state-of-the-art public-oriented AI Test & Experience Center
Health - Mar 24
Earlier disclosure of COVID-19 origins could have saved us three years of political quarrelling
Earlier disclosure of COVID-19 origins could have saved us three years of political quarrelling
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Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 22.03.2023
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 22.03.2023 
Tackling counterfeit seeds with ’unclonable’ labels
Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 20.03.2023 
Vegan, Mediterranean diets have lower carbon footprints than standard U.S. diet
Environment + Climate UCLA study suggests emissions from basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day Environment + Climate UCLA study suggests emissions from basic Ameri
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 16.03.2023
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 15.03.2023 
The genome of a lost crop is explored
Scientists led by a geneticist at Université de Montréal have sequenced the genome of pitseed goosefeet, a northern relative of South American quinoa, with the potential to boost food diversity.
Agronomy / Food Science - 14.03.2023 
A life in development aid
Peter Schmidt has been working in development aid for over 30 years, constantly seeking ways to help people help themselves.
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 09.03.2023
Computer Science - Agronomy / Food Science - 09.03.2023 
Titanic robots make farming more sustainable
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
Agronomy / Food Science - 01.03.2023 
Problem weed evolves to grow in Queensland’s summer
An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.
Agronomy / Food Science - 01.03.2023
Agronomy / Food Science - 23.02.2023 
Preventing costly cattle disease to boost fertility rates
The impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars could be mitigated by an experimental vaccine created at The University of Queensland. Professor Ala Tabor from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said vaccines for the bovine trichomoniasis protozoa are available overseas, but not in Australia.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 09.02.2023
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 08.02.2023
Agronomy / Food Science - 07.02.2023 
Salty and sustainable - a bush food with business potential
A group of plants used by First Nations Australians as food, animal fodder and medicine could be a nutritious alternative to salt, according to University of Queensland research. PhD candidate Sukirtha Srivarathan from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) has found that edible halophytes have potential as a bushfoods business opportunity.
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 03.02.2023
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 31.01.2023
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 26.01.2023
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 24.01.2023 
How plants can inspire new ways to extract value from waste
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich wastewater. The ANU researchers are adapting plant 'membrane separation mechanisms' so they can be embedded in new wastewater recycling technologies.
Agronomy / Food Science - 12.01.2023
Agronomy / Food Science - 09.01.2023 
One size does not fit all: The plurality of knowledge sources for transition to sustainable farming
Dr Martina Ayoub has published a new article in the Journal of Rural Studies based on a study exploring the relationship between knowledge sourcing and innovation in sustainable farming practices.
Agronomy / Food Science - Campus - 21.12.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - 20.12.2022
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 19.12.2022
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 16.12.2022
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 14.12.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Campus - 13.12.2022
Campus - Agronomy / Food Science - 12.12.2022
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 09.12.2022
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 05.12.2022
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 01.12.2022
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 30.11.2022 
Feeding birds in winter
Many people want to feed their birds in winter. For birds, an extra food source is often welcome. However, to prevent this well-intentioned gesture from backfiring, feeding must be done properly.
Agronomy / Food Science - Life Sciences - 28.11.2022 
The seeds have germinated
For the first time, farmers in the Philippines have cultivated Golden Rice on a larger scale and harvested almost 70 tonnes of grains this October.This nearly never-ending story began at ETH Zurich.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 23.11.2022 
Climate action: Methane is our most powerful lever
While the insufficient measures increasingly argue against reaching the 1.5-degree target, we could still achieve it with a rapid reduction in methane emissions, writes Cyril Brunner.
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 23.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Economics - 23.11.2022 
Food security thanks to faeces and waste
Together with partners in Ethiopia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, researchers are creating circular economies that use processed organic waste and human excreta as fertilizer or animal feed, resulting in higher crop yields and new jobs.
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 16.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - 14.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 10.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 09.11.2022 
Smashing avocado know-how
The biggest industry bottleneck for avocado production could soon be a thing of the past with the signing of a licence agreement between The University of Queensland's commercialisation company UniQue
Economics - Agronomy / Food Science - 09.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 04.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Pedagogy - 03.11.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 31.10.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 25.10.2022
Agronomy / Food Science - Life Sciences - 25.10.2022 
Biotechnology to reduce methane emissions from cattle
Methane emissions could be substantially cut through a $7.5-million project to develop slow-release biopolymer technology for cattle containing a gas-reducing bioactive.
Agronomy / Food Science - 24.10.2022 
Energy, water and food supplies for Rwanda
Prathiba Devadas with "TU eMpower Africa" at TUM Sustainability Day Prathiba Devadas is from India, recently earned her Master's degree in "Sustainable Resource Management" at TUM and has already lost her heart to a small country in Africa.
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 24.10.2022
Economics - Agronomy / Food Science - 20.10.2022 
Virtual cold chains save food
Nearly half of all fruit and vegetables produced globally are wasted each year, according to the United Nations.
Agronomy / Food Science - 20.10.2022 
Wheat is not scarce but expensive
Wageningen World The abrupt loss of cheap Ukrainian wheat rocked the world market, hitting poor consumers in Africa particularly hard.
Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 19.10.2022
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Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security.
Environment + Climate UCLA study suggests emissions from basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day Environment + Climate UCLA study suggests emissions from basic Ameri
Scientists led by a geneticist at Université de Montréal have sequenced the genome of pitseed goosefeet, a northern relative of South American quinoa, with the potential to boost food diversity.
Peter Schmidt has been working in development aid for over 30 years, constantly seeking ways to help people help themselves.
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.
The impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars could be mitigated by an experimental vaccine created at The University of Queensland. Professor Ala Tabor from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said vaccines for the bovine trichomoniasis protozoa are available overseas, but not in Australia.
A group of plants used by First Nations Australians as food, animal fodder and medicine could be a nutritious alternative to salt, according to University of Queensland research. PhD candidate Sukirtha Srivarathan from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) has found that edible halophytes have potential as a bushfoods business opportunity.
New alliance to fight eating disorders
Taking advantage of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Loricorps Research Group of the Université du Québec ŕ Trois-Rivičres (UQTR) announces its association with the Centre de recherc
Taking advantage of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Loricorps Research Group of the Université du Québec ŕ Trois-Rivičres (UQTR) announces its association with the Centre de recherc
Sustainable Value Addition in the Global South - A Comparative Case Study of the Cocoa Value Chain in Ghana
The cocoa value chain in Ghana faces various sustainability challenges.
The cocoa value chain in Ghana faces various sustainability challenges.
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich wastewater. The ANU researchers are adapting plant 'membrane separation mechanisms' so they can be embedded in new wastewater recycling technologies.
Dr Martina Ayoub has published a new article in the Journal of Rural Studies based on a study exploring the relationship between knowledge sourcing and innovation in sustainable farming practices.
University of Glasgow engineers lend support to calf pneumonia diagnosis project
Researchers from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering are part of a new consortium which is developing the first commercial one-step rapid test for calf pneumonia.
Researchers from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering are part of a new consortium which is developing the first commercial one-step rapid test for calf pneumonia.
Major new project to study ways to improve access of poor to nutritious foods in India
A new research project to study ways in which poor communities in India can gain improved access to nutrient-dense foods in climate-friendly ways has been launched.
A new research project to study ways in which poor communities in India can gain improved access to nutrient-dense foods in climate-friendly ways has been launched.
Long term collaboration between University of Twente and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (India)
The University of Twente (UT) and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (India) committed to a long-term collaboration.
The University of Twente (UT) and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (India) committed to a long-term collaboration.
Soils bring life to settlements
Healthy soils are essential for quality of life: they are the basis for agriculture, for trees, gardens and parks.
Healthy soils are essential for quality of life: they are the basis for agriculture, for trees, gardens and parks.
Many people want to feed their birds in winter. For birds, an extra food source is often welcome. However, to prevent this well-intentioned gesture from backfiring, feeding must be done properly.
For the first time, farmers in the Philippines have cultivated Golden Rice on a larger scale and harvested almost 70 tonnes of grains this October.This nearly never-ending story began at ETH Zurich.
While the insufficient measures increasingly argue against reaching the 1.5-degree target, we could still achieve it with a rapid reduction in methane emissions, writes Cyril Brunner.
Tilman Kühn takes up professorial chair in Public Health Nutrition
In mid-November, MedUni Vienna and the University of Vienna appointed Tilman Kühn to the dual professorial chair in Public Health Nutrition (§98).
In mid-November, MedUni Vienna and the University of Vienna appointed Tilman Kühn to the dual professorial chair in Public Health Nutrition (§98).
Together with partners in Ethiopia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, researchers are creating circular economies that use processed organic waste and human excreta as fertilizer or animal feed, resulting in higher crop yields and new jobs.
The biggest industry bottleneck for avocado production could soon be a thing of the past with the signing of a licence agreement between The University of Queensland's commercialisation company UniQue
How can we feed humanity?
According to United Nations projections, there will be approximately 9.7 billion people on the planet by 2050.
According to United Nations projections, there will be approximately 9.7 billion people on the planet by 2050.
Methane emissions could be substantially cut through a $7.5-million project to develop slow-release biopolymer technology for cattle containing a gas-reducing bioactive.
Prathiba Devadas with "TU eMpower Africa" at TUM Sustainability Day Prathiba Devadas is from India, recently earned her Master's degree in "Sustainable Resource Management" at TUM and has already lost her heart to a small country in Africa.
Nearly half of all fruit and vegetables produced globally are wasted each year, according to the United Nations.
Wageningen World The abrupt loss of cheap Ukrainian wheat rocked the world market, hitting poor consumers in Africa particularly hard.
Linguistics - Today
A major feature of the 'Manc' accent is disappearing - but not in North Manchester
A major feature of the 'Manc' accent is disappearing - but not in North Manchester
Event - Mar 24
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
Chemistry - Mar 24
Isabel Abánades Lázaro receives a Junior Leader scholarship to synthesise more efficient MOF materials on demand
Isabel Abánades Lázaro receives a Junior Leader scholarship to synthesise more efficient MOF materials on demand
Health - Mar 24
Opinion: COVID pandemic: three years on and nobody wants to talk about it - here's why we should
Opinion: COVID pandemic: three years on and nobody wants to talk about it - here's why we should
Social Sciences - Mar 24
The University of Sussex launches UK's first centre on the study of kindness
The University of Sussex launches UK's first centre on the study of kindness
Research management - Mar 24
The University of Valencia increases the number of citations of scientific articles by 10.42% in the last year
The University of Valencia increases the number of citations of scientific articles by 10.42% in the last year
Innovation - Mar 24
Brussels now hosts a state-of-the-art public-oriented AI Test & Experience Center
Brussels now hosts a state-of-the-art public-oriented AI Test & Experience Center
Health - Mar 24
Earlier disclosure of COVID-19 origins could have saved us three years of political quarrelling
Earlier disclosure of COVID-19 origins could have saved us three years of political quarrelling