3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (984+ words) Soils feed us, filter our water and support most of the food chain on Earth. But they are also among Europe’s most neglected resources –quietly degrading beneath our feet while we look elsewhere. Andrés Rodríguez Seijo from the University of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (593+ words) Food insecurity levels have remained stubbornly high throughout, though they had been slowly decreasing. New data gathered in January, however, shows that food insecurity rates are creeping up once again. With fears growing about what a drawn-out war in Iran…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (667+ words) The ground is shifting under our feet. The Soil Observatory of the EU has found that 89% of agricultural soils in Europe are degraded. Industrial farming practices, including intensive use of mineral fertilisers and intensive tillage, have degraded soil health and…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1084+ words) For decades, PFAS testing has existed almost entirely within regulatory, industrial, and scientific settings. Water utilities test at the treatment-plant level, environmental agencies measure PFAS during contamination events, and laboratories rely on slow, specialised workflows. Meanwhile, the families most affected…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago   (548+ words) Several reasons are behind this challenge, including inefficiencies in food production and distribution, food waste, and a lack of equitable access to healthy diets. Ecosystem deterioration exacerbates the shortage of adequate food and nutrition, threatening future food security and genetic…...

1+ year, 3+ day ago   (715+ words) Livestock contributes substantially to global greenhouse gas emissions, raising urgent questions about the sustainability of our food systems. Responses range from technological innovations on farms to shifts in dietary habits, but their effectiveness varies widely across regions. Methane is a…...