Salmon farming in crisis: ‘We are seeing a chemical arms race in the seas’
by Rare only 40 years ago, farmed salmon is now taken for granted in our kitchens. But the growth of the industry has come at great cost
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Organic food sales soar as shoppers put quality before price
Retailers say demand is at its highest for a decade with popularity spreading from fruit and vegetables to other groceries
Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists
Methane warms planet 20 times as much as similar CO2 volumes but lack of monitoring means scientists can’t be sure of sources
Bees an endangered species?
For the first time ever, bees are now considered an endangered species in the United States. On Friday, the Federal Register publicized the decision classifying …
Biodiversity is below safe levels across more than half of world’s land – study
Habitat destruction has reduced the variety of plants and animals to the point that ecological systems could become unable to function properly, with risks for agriculture and human health, say scientists
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A switch to ecological farming will benefit health and environment – report
The world needs to move away from industrial agriculture to avoid ecological, social and human health crises, say scientists
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Deciphering The Mysterious Decline Of Honey Bees
In 2006 beekeepers in the United States reported that a mysterious affliction, dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder(CCD), was causing widespread die-offs of bees. In colonies affected …