Throughout the holiday season, the urgent need for sustainable consumption is clear. Some 300,000 tonnes of clothing and 471 million small electrical everyday items end up in household waste in the UK in a year,…
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As we transition to warmer weather in the austral summer, many changes take place. Domestic dogs and cats may shed winter coats. Fish such as bass and trout prepare fat reserves for migrations to deeper…
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Investing.com — Fossil fuels remain the predominant energy source in the United States, but the landscape is evolving as renewable energy sources steadily gain traction. Analysts at Wells Fargo (NYSE:) observe that despite the growing…
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At face value, the government’s approach to “get Britain working” marks a pointed departure from the toxic anti-welfare rhetoric of recent decades. Both Keir Starmer and his work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, have been…
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Tell a man he shouldn’t think of a pink elephant and he can’t get that beast out of his mind! This quote, from Curt Siodmak’s 1974 novel City in the Sky, describes how hard it…
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By Stefano Bernabei and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes…
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When US voters re-elected former president Donald Trump, the result appeared to contradict the theory that democratic electorates punish governments for failure and reward them for success. That model had certainly seemed to work in…
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(Reuters) -Coffee prices settled lower on Friday after hitting the highest in nearly half a century during the session, buoyed by tightening supplies as next year’s crop in top grower Brazil struggles to recover fully…
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Much has been made of proposed changes to inheritance tax for agricultural property in the recent UK budget. Opponents have focused on the number of farms that might be affected, while the government’s arguments focus…
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One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea hydrothermal vents – those towering structures on the ocean floor constantly pumping out a…
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