The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Air pollution issues go back to court
Air pollution is forcing the UK government back to court for the seventh time. The environmental legal group Client Earth says minsters failed to conduct their recent public consultation on clean air
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Raw waste water use on farms is '50% higher' than estimated
The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to this updated assessment, nearly 30 million hectares
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Extreme gardening to help tackle malaria
Gardening could be a powerful weapon against malaria, culling mosquito populations by cutting off their food supply, say researchers. A team tested their idea in nine villages in the arid Bandiagara
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Hawking says Trump's climate stance could damage Earth
Stephen Hawking says that US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could lead to irreversible climate change. Prof Hawking said the action could put Earth onto
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UK CO2 and energy costs 'set to rise'
Household energy bills and carbon emissions will rise unless ministers devise new policies to save power, a report says. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) confirms that bills and emissions have
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Ethiopia's emergency food aid to run out next month
Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this month, the UN has warned. Aid groups and the government are calling for help, but fear donor
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Nigerian tutoring app Tuteria wins UK engineering award
A tutoring app developed by a 27-year-old Nigerian has won an engineering award given by the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering. Godwin Benson designed Tuteria, a platform that links qualified tutors
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UK firm designs 'world's most affordable solar lamp'
A UK design consultancy has teamed up with a giant Chinese manufacturer to produce what they say is the world's most affordable solar lamp. Manchester-based firm Inventid designed the SM100 solar light,
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Zanzibar floods close schools
All schools on the islands of Zanzibar have been temporarily closed because of flooding following weeks of heavy rains, says the education minister. The decision was taken for the safety of children
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Bumblebees: Pesticide 'reduces queen egg development'
Use of a common pesticide in spring could have an impact on wild bumblebees by interfering with their life cycle, a UK study suggests. The team, who looked at wild bumblebees caught in the English countryside,