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Poor Diets Killed 11 Million People in 2017
Poor diet killed 11 million people in 2017, making it a more deadly health risk than smoking, a major new study has found.The finding is part of a Global Burden of Disease...
Strawberries, Spinach and Kale Are Riddled with Pesticides
A diet rich in fruits and veggies is considered to be key to good health. They are low in calories but high in nutrients. Just what the doctor ordered. Or is it?Because...
Pink and Green Are the Colours of Love!
Sabac is located in the north of northeastern Serbia, and it covers an area of 795 square kilometres inhabited by around 130 thousand people. Its citizens speak proudly about towns’ past –...
Lidl Trials Removal of 9p Plastic Bags in Wales
Lidl is trialling the removal of 9p plastic bags from 54 of its shops in Wales.The brand says it discovered the cheap reusable bags were frequently being used just once before being...
France Is the First Country to Ban All 5 Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths
France will take a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population on Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides researchers believe are killing off the...
UK Chips an Inch Shorter After Summer Heatwave – Report
The British chip has been left an inch shorter by the 2018 heatwave, according to a report on the risks to UK fruit and vegetable growing from climate change.The spell of baking...
Seeds on the Moon Started to Sprout for the First Time — but Quickly Died
China has taken a major step toward long-term space exploration. Earlier this month, the Chinese moon probe Chang’e 4 carried a container with cotton, mustard and potato seeds, yeast and fruit fly...
Flexitarian Food Puts Meat-Based Diets at Steak to Save the Planet
Scientists say a new ‘flexitarian’ diet needs to be widely adopted to protect the environment, feed the hungry and stop millions of early deaths.The EAT-Lancet Commission, which is made up of a...
Aldi Wants a Pizza the Action on Sustainability
The supermarket has committed to introducing 100% recyclable pizza discs in an effort to reduce plastic waste.
Aldi has committed to introducing 100% recyclable pizza discs in an effort to reduce plastic waste.The...
Supermarkets Still Produce Thousands of Tonnes of Plastic Bags
Big supermarkets are producing billions of single-use plastic bags each year despite charges that are designed to reduce their use by the public.
The UK’s 10 leading supermarkets, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose,...
EU Parliament Backs Ban on Single-Use Plastics
The throwaway plastics to be banned from 2021 include straws, cutlery, plates, balloon sticks and cotton budsThe proposals also call for at least a 25% reduction by 2025 in the use...
Invasion of the Ladybirds! Why Are These Sti-Infected Insects Taking over Our Homes?
If you believe the red-tops, these colourful creatures are heading for our bedrooms. But, can they be all bad? Here’s why we should try and live peacefully with them.While native ladybirds survive...
URBIGO: Cherry Tomatoes and Chillies from a Green Cube
Gardening has always involved owning a piece of land, and garden plants would bear fruits as a result of time, effort and knowledge a man has invested in. If a city dweller...
Study: Children Have Better Nutrition When They Live Near Forests
Spending time in nature is known to boost mental and emotional health. Now, a new global study has found that children in 27 developing nations tend to have more diverse diets and...
Forecasting Coral Disease Outbreaks Could Buy Time to Save Reefs
Hawaii's knobby finger coral careened toward extinction in 2015. The species was so rare that scientists could only find a few fragments in the wild, scattered across the seabed of Oahu's Kaneohe...
UK Could Run out of Food a Year from Now with No-Deal Brexit, NFU Warns
Britain would run out of food on this date next year if it cannot continue to easily import from the EU and elsewhere after Brexit, the National Farmers’ Union has warned.Minette Batters,...
