Scientists report breakthrough in the quest for obese plants
We can tweak levels of a special vitamin that acts as an appetite control system.
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Gold mining leaves deforested Amazon land barren for years, find scientists
Mining strips nitrogen from the soil and means the forest struggles to grow back even after mines are abandoned.
Can a scientific name save one of Earth’s most iconic freshwater fish from extinction?
India’s hump-backed mahseer is one of the world’s most prized game fish, yet it was a scientific enigma.
Venezuela: region’s infectious crisis is a disaster of hemispheric proportions
New survey of insect-borne disease in Venezuela.
Occupy Amazonia? Indigenous activists are taking direct action – and it’s working
Native groups in a remote corner of Peru just took over 14 oil wells for a month.
Rise of the ‘megafarms’: how UK agriculture is being sold off and consolidated
The proposed Agriculture Bill may only speed up the process.
Green belts need modernising ‑ a more ‘multifunctional’ approach can benefit people and planet
The simplicity of green belt policy means these protected countryside spaces have stood the test of time, but they haven’t adapted to changing needs or pressures.
Why it’s time to make ecocide a crime: for the sake of its victims
Criminalising ecocide means its victims will be able to receive reparations, helping to rebuild destroyed ecosystems and communities.
Who owns your chicken? We’ve mapped the corporate power behind the world’s favourite meat
The global appetite for factory farmed chicken was deliberately engineered by an industry searching for ‘efficiency’.
From robots and drones to sheep trackers, new tech can help farmers monitor and improve soil health
Farmers and soil scientists are starting to use clever tech to reliably measure changes in soil condition.
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