Shifting to a healthy diet is not only good for us, but it also saves a lot of precious fresh water, according to a JRC study. Compared to existing diets, the water required to produce our food could be reduced by between: 11% and 35% for healthy diets containing meat, 33% and 55% for healthy […]
Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal found in the Earth’s crust. Its widespread use has resulted in extensive environmental contamination, human exposure and significant public health problems in many parts of the world. Important sources of environmental contamination include mining, smelting, manufacturing and recycling activities, and, in some countries, the continued use of leaded […]
Many of the world’s future farmers will likely be farming oceans, as aquaculture – the cultivation of fish and other aquatic species – continues its expansion as the fastest growing food sector. New research shows that in order for this next generation of farmers to thrive, there is an urgent need to prepare them for […]
Hurricane Olivia moved from the Eastern Pacific into the Central Pacific and is expected to affect Hawaii. NASA’s Aqua satellite the northeast and southwestern quadrants of the storm to be the most powerful on Sept. 10. Hurricane Olivia moved from the Eastern Pacific into the Central Pacific and is expected to affect Hawaii. NASA’s Aqua […]
A team of scientists and engineers will on Saturday begin an ambitious cleanup of plastics in the Pacific Ocean targeting a stretch of water three times the size of France known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A 600m-long floating barrier will be launched off the coast of San Francisco and, powered by currents, waves […]
One of the most beloved and endangered riverine creatures is returning to a west country national park where it has been extinct for more than three decades. Over the next few days 150 water voles will be released at six locations in the Aller river on the Holnicote Estate on Exmoor in Somerset. Once regularly […]
ভারত থেকে নেমে আসা পাানি গজলডোবায় বাঁধ দিয়ে তিস্তা নদীতে ছাড়ার কারণে আবার গর্জে উঠেছে তিস্তা নদী। উত্তরে ভারী বর্ষণ ও উজানের ঢলে তিস্তা নদীর পানি বিপদসীমা অতিক্রম করেছে। আজ সোমবার সন্ধ্যা সাড়ে ছয়টায় তিস্তার প্রবাহ বিপদসীমা ৫২ দশমিক ৬০ মিটার অতিক্রম করে ৫ সেন্টিমিটার ওপর দিয়ে প্রবাহিত হওয়ায় তিস্তা ব্যারেজের ৪৪টি জলকপাট খুলে রাখা […]
Donald Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accepts that humans are causing global warming and we need to take action to stop it. The problem is that he doesn’t trust the experts at EPA to do so and wants to erode their authority to regulate carbon pollution. Chevron is the key When discussing Chevron […]
Low-severity wildland fires and prescribed burns have long been presumed by scientists and resource managers to be harmless to soils, but this may not be the case, new research shows. Low-severity wildland fires and prescribed burns have long been presumed by scientists and resource managers to be harmless to soils, but this may not be […]
When prices rise, the uptick can be reversed or at least eased if the supply is increased. This is what the government is hoping for as food imports are ramped up after the inflation rate hit a nine-year high of 6.4 percent in August. So far, the government is increasing rice imports and moving to […]
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