Wildlife exists by way of an evolved, synergistic machinery of incidental compassion and 'biological optimism' that is thrown off-balance by human intervention.
Cruel world or humane nature? Clifford Warwick | 20th May 2019 News Nature Animals Wildlife Psychology Thought Leaders wikunia-2777486_960_720.jpg Wildlife exists by way of an evolved, synergistic …
Following allegations of defying India's Biological Diversity Act (BDA), Monsanto faces a lawsuit from the Indian government, reports Rosie Spinks
How India squared up to Monsanto’s 'biopiracy' Rosie Spinks | 12th October 2011 News News Focus Food And Farming Monsanto GMOs Biopiracy India bt_brinjal_monsanto.jpg Following allegations of defying …
The message from Cruelty Free International to Musk is simple: ditch the animal tests and embrace non-animal methods if you want the Neuralink device to help human patients.
… animal tests and embrace non-animal methods. Biology Increasing evidence points towards … are still fundamental differences between the biology of humans and other animals that erode … already used widely to understand human brain biology and disease and test the effectiveness …
The health of our soils is more important now than ever, says the Soil Association’s Helen Browning - especially with the challenges that climate change will bring ...
… and physics of soils than we were about the biology, and given scientists have recently … chemicals and fertilisers affect soil biology. All farmers need to know whether and …
Household sewage waste rather than farm slurry should be the target of tough pollution measures to reduce phosphorus levels in English rivers, says study
… growing periods. 'The critical time for biology is during the growing period when … but this is not the critical period for biology and in many cases the phosphorus in … the complex relationships between hydrology, biology, chemistry and habitat, as well as our …
Deep in rural Sussex at Wakehurst Place, in a large nature reserve of 500 acres of National Trust woodlands and lakes, stands the Kew Gardens Biological Research Centre. Sixty feet beneath is a nuclear bunker. This is the British National Doomsday vault, home to the UK’s Millennium Seed Bank (MSB). If apocalyptic disaster strikes, this bunker will hold key bio-scientists and all remaining plant life.
Banking on food Dan Marcus | 1st November 2007 News Food Bank UK The Millenium Seed Bank Conservationism Conservation Diversity Food Security Conservation Food And Farming Society investigates.jpg …
The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as Jeffrey M Smith reveals, proper analysis of tests done to gain that approval suggest it should never have been given
Cause For Concern Jeffrey M Smith | 17th February 2009 Comment Gm Maize GM Testing Gm Products EU Food And Farming Health Archive_183.jpg The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize …
As industrial development and human encroachment intensifies globally, academics believe the study of natural soundscapes could teach us much about how ecosystems function - and how they are under threat
… engineers and architects need to learn more biology INVESTIGATION Could open source …
Packing 4.5 billion years of history into 416 pages is a truly Herculean task, but it's one, says Hannah Corr, that Douglas Palmer has managed to do in style
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The Center for Biological Diversity has launched a new Wolf Defense Fun to help protect wolves in the wild
Reward Offered to help catch and convict wolf pup poachers 22nd June 2016 Activism Wolves Conservation Poaching Wildlife wolf pups.jpg The Center for Biological Diversity has launched a new Wolf …
Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit bonfire?
Genetically modified crops Natalie Bennett | 4th February 2020 News GMOs Food And Farming Brexit Thought Leaders farming-climate-change-3449647_1280.jpg Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit …
Weeds are destroying crops globally - but the real problem is Big Agriculture.
You reap what you sow Natalie Bennett | 14th April 2021 | Comment Food And Farming Editor’s Picks Soybean farming, Mato Grosso Weeds are destroying crops globally - but the real problem is Big …
Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, exacerbated by climate change and a growing population. But why does the Food and Agriculture Organisation now believe indigenous people could provide a solution? Peter Giovannini investigates
Do indigenous peoples hold the key to tackling global hunger? Peter Giovannini | 22nd February 2011 News Indigenous People Tribal People Food And Farming Food Security Biodiversity Investigations …
Can food crops really be engineered to thrive - and to yield more - under drought conditions? After 25 years we're still waiting for the flood of evidence, says Prof Jack Heinemann
… of crop plants in different environments. The biology of drought-tolerance Plants respond to … is a professor of genetics and molecular biology at the University of Canterbury, New …
You don't need a smallholding and a meadow to be a budding apiarist - a few sensible precautions will let you fight honeybee decline with a hive in your own backyard
… of things you've got to be aware of: bee biology, bee pests and diseases, the … Hay House) gives a great insight into bee biology and recipe and craft ideas for honey …
Take part in Beyond GM's survey of public opinion on genome editing in food and farming.
… genome editing, bioengineering, synthetic biology (‘synbio’) , precision fermentation … nature through gene editing, synthetic biology and gene drives as a way of, among …
Biological rocket fuel they may be, but ‘sports’ drinks can be a danger to health in the long term. Pat Thomas reports
Behind the label: Lucozade Sport with Caffeine Boost Pat Thomas | 22nd January 2009 Ethical Living Lucozade Caffeine Energy Drink Behind The Label Glaxosmithkline Isotinic Sports Drink Energy Boost …
In the first of our new WITNESS series of blogs, food anthropology researcher YVONNE ADEBOLA suggests a 'One Health' approach to childhood obesity which recognises the ecological impact of modern food systems on the environment and on our collective health and wellbeing
… engaged member of the Royal Society of Biology and Royal Society of Public Health, …
Big companies, from PepsiCo to Kellogg’s, are cashing in on our interest in health food ‘quick fixes’ while continuing to sell us high fat, sugary foods
The rise of nutraceuticals: how the ‘placebo-driven’ industry has got us hooked Bethany Hubbard | 23rd March 2012 News Nutraceuticals Functional Food Dietary Supplement Monsanto Science And …
Dismissed initially as a good storyteller but nothing more, environmental historian Poul Holm has mapped the history of marine animals in such detail that it is having profound impacts on our current understanding of the oceans
… discovered is helping to rewrite the marine biology textbooks. Logs from 17th and 18th …