The largest threat to maintaining global food supply is the very act of farming, says a new study published recently in...
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Teasdale, M. D. et al. (2015) Paging through history: parchment as a reservoir of ancient DNA for next generation sequencing....
A law passed by the European Parliament on Tuesday 13th January will give individual EU countries the right to allow...
The UK government has caused controversy in the farming, science and public communities by announcing that the proposed cull of...
I was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and although I couldn’t wait to leave the place when I headed off to...
Bovine TB rates are much higher than estimated Bovine Tuberculosis (BTB) has become a devastating problem for British farmers, resulting...
There has been much media attention recently over the extent of ‘land grabs’ for agriculture, or the ‘foreignisation of space’...
It’s a debate that’s got everyone talking; animal rights activists, farmers, scientists and politicians. Yes, it’s about the dear old...
“I studied Zoology.” “Oh right, the study of zoos.” “Not exactly.” Zoology is the study of ANIMALS and it’s one...
Andrew Purcell The Insurance Hypothesis Farming monoculture, such as in this corn field, can lead to decreased net ecosystem CO2...
James Pope If you own cows, don't feed them mouldy beet silage - it could be their last meal....
Parasites are amazing. By taking advantage of the efforts of another species, parasites have been able to flourish in countless...
Not what I had in mind when I said I wanted a cricket bat, but oh well Agriculture is a...
Little Miss Muffet has been eating too much whey, not enough curds it seems Body builders have got a lot...
by Adrian Giordani Happy New Year and welcome to the first I, Science of the new decade. We have worked...