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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Cuckoos count cost of shortcut home, say scientists
But the summer visitor is in decline and, according to a new study, its migratory habits may be to blame. Scientists have tagged birds leaving the UK and believe they take two different routes on their
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Navy sonar broke whale protection laws, says US court
Whales may travel hundreds of miles to avoid the sound of sonar, experts claim Sonar approved for use by the US Navy broke marine laws, a US appeals court has ruled. The low-frequency active sonar, approved
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Unusual US Zika virus case baffles experts
Experts are trying to work out exactly how a US carer has caught Zika after tending to a dying elderly man with the virus. Until now it was thought that only mosquitoes and sex spread Zika, as well as
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Ancient barley DNA gives insight into crop development
An international group of scientists have analysed the DNA of 6,000 year old barley finding that it is remarkably similar to modern day varieties. They say it could also hold the key to introducing successful
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Drought triggers 'austerity' root system in grass crops
Grass plants, such as maize, dramatically alter their root structure in order to preserve water in the soil column during droughts, say researchers Grass species of crops adopt an "austerity" strategy
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Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane leaves Seville for Cairo
Solar Impulse has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt. It should take the zero-fuel aircraft somewhere between 48 and 72 hours, depending on
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World anger over Honduras activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's death
Thousands of people followed Lesbia Yaneth Urquia's coffin at her funeral on Friday. The UN, EU and other international organisations have condemned the murder on Wednesday of a prominent environmental
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East Asian networks 'smuggle ivory across Africa'
The masterminds of the ivory trade are rarely jailed even when ivory seizures are made East Asian criminals have expanded their ivory smuggling networks across Africa, a new report has found. Researchers
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Viral hepatitis 'kills as many as Aids or TB'
Viral hepatitis is one of the leading killers across the globe, with a death toll that matches Aids or tuberculosis, research in the Lancet suggests. The report estimates that hepatitis infections and
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Warming unlikely to limit chances of UK soggy summers
Soggy summers in Europe and the UK are heavily influenced by the track of Atlantic storms The UK is likely to continue to have soggy summers regardless of global warming according to a new study. Scientists