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A new protective fabric boosted strawberry yields by as much as 3.56 times while blocking insects and still allowing sunlight, rain, and airflow to reach the plants. Originally inspired by research on military clothing, Plant Armor could also help farms reduce pesticide and water use., Read MoreContinue Reading

When Nicholas de Monchaux became head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) in 2020, he stepped into an unusual set of leadership conditions. He had been due to start in July 2020. Instead, a springtime visit to Cambridge, Massachusetts, coincided with the first Covid-19 lockdowns,Continue Reading

With only two months until a binding agreement on a major $20 billion carbon capture project is to be finalized, Albertans living in communities that could be directly impacted by the project say they still have not been consulted. “Industry and government have had two years to answer our questions, and they still haven’t,”Continue Reading

Air pollution from intensive pig and poultry farms costs England and Wales over £131 million a year, contributing to cases of asthma, stroke, and heart disease, it can be revealed. A new analysis by DeSmog and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that ammonia pollution from England and Wales’ largest 1,200 farms causes an average of at least 25 hospital admissions and over 1,000 lostContinue Reading

Scientists have identified two new species of large Australian stick insects, including one that lays extraordinary “lidded” eggs never before recorded in the group. The discovery also revealed that a familiar stick insect had been misidentified for decades, showing how much biodiversity may still be hiding in plain sight., ReadContinue Reading