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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Warmer winters play important role in EU emissions drop
Renewable energy has grown rapidly across the EU while fossil fuel use has declined Significantly warmer winters have played an important role in the ongoing decline in EU greenhouse gas emissions. According
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Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville
The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing. Pilot Bertrand Piccard made swift progress over the ocean after leaving
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Diesels more polluting below 18C, research suggests
Pollution from many popular diesel cars is much worse when it is colder than 18C outside, new research suggests. Testing company Emissions Analytics told the BBC it has measured a significant rise in
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Rise of border fences hampers wildlife movements
The growth of border fences in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is a "major threat" to wildlife, according to a new study. Up to 30,000km of wire fences and walls have been built, some in response
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European Space Agency still backing Mars rover project
Member states of the European Space Agency have reaffirmed their commitment to launch a rover to Mars in 2020. Meeting in Paris, delegations agreed to put the project, which has experienced serial delays,
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Obesity boom 'fuelling rise in malnutrition'
Malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation, new research has suggested. The 2016 Global Nutrition Report said 44% of countries were now experiencing "very serious levels"
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Zika virus: Risk of spread from Olympics 'very low' says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a "very low risk" of Zika virus spreading globally as a result of holding the Olympics in Brazil. There is no need to move the Olympics from Rio de Janeiro,
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Bleaching 'devastates' Chagos Marine Reserve
The UK's largest tropical reef has been devastated in the global bleaching event now under way. Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated
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Gravity space mission passes big test
The mission to demonstrate technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space has been a stunning success. The Lisa Pathfinder satellite was sent into orbit to test elements of the laser measurement
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New blood test targets depression
UK scientists have developed a blood test to help doctors pick the best drug for patients with depression. Medics currently have to rely on trial and error, meaning around half of the time the first type