Cameras monitor and analyse their every movement. Wearable sensors track their vital signs. Genetic testing informs a bespoke nutritional regime to optimise performance. This may sound like the backrooms of
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Twenty years of excavations in Portugal show that Neanderthals were just as intelligent as Homo sapiens, according to a study published in the scientific journal PLOS One. Neanderthals knew how
A researcher from Göttingen University, Germany, discusses the difficulties faced by mining communities in transition, according to a comment article published in Nature Energy. Mining changes communities drastically, including landscapes,
Replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seeds accelerates their recovery, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. Arranged by a team of researchers from the University
A subtype of the avian flu virus (which is endemic in poultry farms in China) is going through mutations that could increase the risk of the disease being passed to
It is common today, in all the discourses on degrowth or on sobriety, to blame agriculture, without fully understanding what this means and what the consequences could be for society
Adding a species of red algae — called red sea plume — decreases methane production from cow faeces, according to a study published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Sustainable
A team of researchers from multiple universities in Europe discovered a new mechanism that plants use to sense temperatures, according to a study published in PNAS. The authors believe these
Human activity can affect how bees communicate with each other and add further stress to colonies, according to a study published in PNAS. When studying honeybees, bumblebees, and stingless bees,
In addition to a large carbon footprint, some agricultural products — such as beef and dairy — also have an equally significant effect in terms of biodiversity, according to a