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22-Apr-2025

Amazon research tackles £50 million parasite devastating fish farmers around the world

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

At the heart of the Amazon researchers are investigating a mysterious parasite which is devastating fish farms around the world.

Journal: GigaScience

22-Apr-2025

Doctors group files complaints, asks Oregon Health & Science University to shut down invasive reproductive experiment on primates

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Business Announcement

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed complaints with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health today, April 22, 2025, asking for an invasive reproductive experiment on nonhuman primates at Oregon National Primate Research Center to be shut down.

22-Apr-2025

A sustainable diet leaves room for two chicken breasts a week

Technical University of Denmark
Peer-Reviewed Publication

We should eat less meat and more legumes, campaigns and dietary advice tell us. But how much is "less"? Researchers from DTU have an answer.

Journal: Nature Food

22-Apr-2025

Insects are disappearing due to agriculture – and many other drivers, new research reveals

Binghamton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, according to new research led by Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Journal: BioScience

22-Apr-2025

Difficult and costly energy transition unless the EU invests in biomass

Chalmers University of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Biomass is currently the EU’s largest renewable energy source, but climate strategies often focus on other energy sources. A comprehensive analysis, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, now shows that biomass is crucial for Europe's ability to reach its climate targets, as it can be used to produce fossil-free fuels and chemicals and also enables carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. If biomass were excluded from the European energy system, it would cost an extra 169 billion Euros per year – about the same as the cost of excluding wind power.

Journal: Nature Energy

22-Apr-2025

First microbes blast off testing production of food for space travel

Imperial College London
Business Announcement

A miniature lab has been launched into Earth orbit containing microbes designed to produce edible proteins in space.

21-Apr-2025

Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? MSU research suggests both

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As farmers debate whether fields should be used for agriculture or solar panels, new research from Michigan State University says the answer could be both.

Jake Stid, a graduate student in the College of Natural Science Hydrogeology Lab, analyzed remote sensing and aerial imagery to study how fields have been used in California for the last 25 years. Using databases to estimate revenues and costs, Stid found that farmers who used a small percentage of their land for solar arrays were more financially secure per acre than those who didn’t.

Journal: Nature Sustainability