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Uganda pesticide risk rises after AGOA expulsion
Ugandans are at increased risk of diabetes and cancer in the wake of the country's expulsion from a trade pact with the U.S., nutritionists say.
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Feb 1, 2024
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Centralized social networks potentially hinder agricultural innovation by making decision-making too similar
Social systems where influence is focused around one or a few individuals may create environments where new ideas are ignored, and innovation is hindered.
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Jan 24, 2024
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Cash-strapped conservationists in South Africa are struggling to collect biodiversity data. How to change that
South Africa's government conservation organizations have experienced substantial budget cuts. Even after steps to cut costs, South African National Parks reported a big shortfall (R223 million or about US$11.92 million) ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2024
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Unpacking social equity from biodiversity data: An interdisciplinary policy perspective
Biodiversity data collection is growing exponentially. The increase is driven in part by international commitments to conservation, market investments and technological advances, and the growing urgency of human impacts including ...
Ecology
Jan 16, 2024
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Q&A: How to conduct scientific research with Indigenous Peoples and Lands in a good way
In the name of "research," science has often harmed Indigenous Peoples around the world. How can researchers ensure they are conducting their scientific work in a good way, that serves the Indigenous Peoples involved and ...
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Jan 16, 2024
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Global scientific network highlights plant genera named for women
A network of scientists across the globe have identified more than 700 plant genera named for women. This is a nearly 20-fold increase in the number of genera linked to women before the group started working on the list.
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2024
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A whiff of tears reduces male aggression, says study
Watching someone cry often evokes an emotional response—but according to a new study published Thursday, human tears themselves contain a chemical signal that reduces brain activity linked to aggression.
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Dec 25, 2023
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Mapping bedbugs: S Korean blockchain engineer fights infestation with data
When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native South Korea, 29-year-old blockchain engineer and self-professed insectophobe Kang Jae-gu got straight to work—on the data.
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Dec 19, 2023
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Research explores cell-based theory of consciousness and what it entails
Humans and other animals with brains perhaps aren't the only beings on the planet to experience consciousness, says a study in the journal EMBO Reports.
Evolution
Dec 18, 2023
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Botany must feature more prominently on the school curriculum to promote awareness of climate change, study warns
Children must be taught more about the importance of plants if education about climate change and sustainability is to be effective, experts have warned.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2023
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Solicitor in 19th-century Tasmania traded human Aboriginal remains for scientific accolades, study reveals
A Hobart-based solicitor built his reputation as "the foremost scientist in the colony" in the mid-1800s, despite limited contributions to scientific knowledge.
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2023
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What kind of seafood is morally ethical to eat?
Do you like cod, shrimp, salmon, crab or pollock (also known as fish sticks)? Of course you do. Do you shop at Walmart, Costco, Kroger or Albertsons for fish? Who doesn't? Do you eat at one of the more than 400,000 restaurants ...
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Nov 24, 2023
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Bedbugs are a problem beyond Paris. They're resurgent everywhere
Thanks to videos circulating on social media of bedbugs crawling through Parisian hotel rooms, movie theaters and public transportation, anxiety over the blood-sucking insects is high.
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Nov 15, 2023
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UN report reveals trillions in hidden costs of agrifood systems
Hidden environmental, social and health costs of agrifood systems were as much as $12 trillion globally in 2020, according to new research from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based on analysis ...
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Nov 7, 2023
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Analyzing cost and profitability of specialty coffee in Central America
In Honduras and El Salvador, coffee (Coffea arabica) is one of the leading agricultural exports, and the share of specialty coffee is growing each year. However, despite the importance of specialty coffee production and exports, ...
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Nov 3, 2023
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Research finds sustainable dairy farms also performed better economically
Can Dutch dairy farms that work more sustainably also perform well or even better economically than less sustainable dairy farms? Yes, that is possible, according to a study by Wageningen Economic Research, commissioned by ...
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Nov 2, 2023
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NY natural history museum changing how it looks after thousands of human remains in collection
There are stories in the human bones at the American Museum of Natural History. They tell of lives lived—some mere decades ago, others in past centuries—in cultures around the world.
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Oct 26, 2023
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Biases found in coral reef research
Coral reefs support approximately 25% of marine species, and are essential to coastal economies, such as the fishing and tourism industries, to name a few. But coral reefs worldwide are at risk due to climate change and are ...
Ecology
Oct 24, 2023
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More animal welfare or more environmental protection: Which is the better goal?
Which sustainability goals do people in Germany find more important: Animal welfare? Or environmental protection? Human health is another one of these competing sustainability goals.
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Oct 24, 2023
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TikTok may help farmers cultivate empathy around climate change
Farmers are used to growing crops and producing other goods, but a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests the social media platform TikTok may help them cultivate something new: empathy around the issue of climate ...
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Oct 5, 2023
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