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Humans’ ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.

A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been revealed by in-depth analysis of the fossil record, showing they co-existed with dinosaurs for a short time before the dinosaurs went extinct. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 03, 2024•3 min

EV batteries can meet short-term grid storage needs by 2030

While Agri SA welcomes the President’s focus on the electricity crisis in his State of the Nation Address, the sector remains deeply concerned about the ongoing and devastating impact of loadshedding on the agricultural sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 02, 2024•4 min

Cover crops is the way to go

About a third of arable land is now moderately to severely degraded, costing the world US$400 billion in agricultural production each year, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). But cover crops offer a potential solution, producing environmental and economic benefits urgently needed by farmers everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27, 2024•6 min

Robot in Farming

Scientists have revealed the future of farming could involve using robots to grow produce and tackle farm worker shortages within the agriculture industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27, 2024•4 min

Earth has a 50% Chance of Hitting Key 1.5°C Warming Threshold in the Next 5 Years

The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years, teams of meteorologists across the globe predicted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 20, 2024•1 min

Climate Change

Acknowledge that the sustainability and resilience of agri-food systems are multi-dimensional concepts with multiple solution pathways; that the approach chosen by countries will necessarily be determined by the unique geographic, environmental, cultural, and socio-economic contexts in which they operate, and that the further improvement of the sustainability and resilience of agri-food systems must therefore be principles-based Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 13, 2024•5 min

Photos suggest rhino horns have shrunk over past century.

By scrutinizing over a century's worth of photos, University of Cambridge researchers have made the first ever measurements that show rhinoceros horns have gradually decreased in size over time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 06, 2024•5 min

Climate Change: A Global Imperative, not a Divide

As we grapple with the mounting challenges of climate change, it's critical to understand that this crisis doesn't recognise borders or political, cultural, or economic divides. It’s a global catastrophe that requires a united, global response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 2024•3 min

A vision for sustainable food and agriculture

Food and agriculture stand today at a crossroads. Looking back, major improvements in agricultural productivity have been recorded over recent decades to satisfy the food demand of a growing global population. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 2024•6 min

Polychaetes are segmented worms that live in nearly all marine habitats

Many species of these worms—and there are at least eleven thousand five hundred species worldwide —perform ecological functions similar to those of earthworms, their terrestrial relatives. They provide food for birds or fish, they recycle marine compost, and their burrowing keeps sand oxygenated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 23, 2024•4 min

1% of farms operate 70% of world's farmland- 2024

One per cent of the world’s farms operate 70% of crop fields, ranches and orchards, according to a report that highlights the impact of land inequality on the climate and nature crises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 2024•4 min

Countries growing 70% of world's food face 'extreme' heat risk by 2045

Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe this year expected to hit crop yields. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 18, 2024•4 min

4 ways big global industries make people sick

It’s now more commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. These industries are unhealthy processed food and drinks, fossil fuels, alcohol and tobacco. Collectively they cause 19 million deaths every year, according to a recent series of reports published in The Lancet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 16, 2024•5 min
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