Fighting extreme weather with extreme computing power
In late October, climate change suddenly felt very real in northern Italy. A severe storm brought heavy rainfall to the...
High hopes: the quest to turn cannabis into a potent medicine
Callie Seaman was 16 when she started smoking cannabis to control her epilepsy. The seizures that had started two years...
The flying, swimming and tunnelling robots inspired by nature
The Ornithopter in the sci-fi blockbuster film Dune resembles a helicopter crossed with a dragonfly. It’s no wonder why. Ever...
Buzzing insights: tracking bees with robotic flowers and hive sensors
Think of wildlife tracking and what probably comes to mind are documentaries following the majestic movements of elephants through the...
Vineyards of the future will produce more than wine
In Palmela, a wine region near Portugal’s capital Lisbon, Miguel Cachão is focused on an unusual aspect of the autumn...
Vineyards of the future will produce more than wine
In Palmela, a wine region near Portugal’s capital Lisbon, Miguel Cachão is focused on an unusual aspect of the autumn...
The green shoots of urban agriculture
Picture the following scene in the Netherlands: kids roll dice and move grandmother around a board to collect the ingredients...
Buzzing insights: tracking bees with robotic flowers and hive sensors
Think of wildlife tracking and what probably comes to mind are documentaries following the majestic movements of elephants through the...
The green shoots of urban agriculture
Picture the following scene in the Netherlands: kids roll dice and move grandmother around a board to collect the ingredients...
Lynxes and vultures offer insights for European wildlife conservation
Anybody wondering about the hands-on challenges of wildlife conservation in Europe should consider a recent tale. It involves a wild...
Plant-based diets improve health and environment, says top EU scientific advisor
Human health is inextricably linked to food and the environment. The world, including Europe, faces emergencies on all three fronts....
Livestock farmers from Sweden to Greece test paths to greener agriculture
Livestock farmers in Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK are trying a new method to produce milk and meat: feeding...
Wild boar in a Hungarian forest may be key to protecting Europe’s pig herds
The fate of millions of pigs in Europe could be decided this coming winter in a Hungarian forest. There, EU...
To tackle wildfires, researchers in Europe team up with frontline forces
Picture the following scene on the French island of Corsica: a local fire service uses a special surveillance camera to...
Small farms take centre stage in European push to bolster local food trade
When Paolo Colzi left his job in an Italian textile company 23 years ago to take over the family wheat...
In battle against soil pollution, new ally emerges
Trees and other vegetation grow on the site of a former soap factory in northwestern France. While the greenery suggests...
Italian winemaking town sets example for EU rural revival
Near the north-western Italian town of Asti, known for its vineyards and sparkling white wine, Alberto Mossino helped cultivate a...
Paper makers and users look to greener frontiers
Switzerland is renowned for its mountains, cheese and chocolate. Less well known is how Lindt, a Swiss chocolate producer, is...
Farmer ants and drama-prone wasps in spotlight for their climate adaptation
Armed with headlamps and tweezers, American evolutionary ecologist Jonathan Shik and his team spent more than 100 hours lying on...
Ancient chickens, cows and pigs may hold secrets to modern animal diseases
The dubious winners of the agricultural revolution, by sheer numbers, are obvious. Living in the world today are 30 billion...
On a mission to put carbon back into soil
Without soil, there is no life on earth Bispo and his fellow researchers at CIRCASA project developed a methodology for...
European farms mix things up to guard against food-supply shocks
‘Items in this section have limited availability due to supplier production issues,’ ‘Sorry, temporarily out of stock’ and ‘Sold out’...
As azeitonas, a fonte do “ouro líquido”, oferecem mais riquezas para desbloquear – Alex Whiting
As empresas estão a encontrar formas promissoras de utilizar os resíduos cheios de nutrientes da produção de azeite. O azeite...
Protecting forests on the front line of the climate-change battle
Trees help counter global warming by removing and storing greenhouse gases that cause it. But as droughts become more frequent...
Extra flavour and fraud prevention on the menu for Europe’s beer and wine industries
Europe’s valuable wine and beer industries are working to retain their competitive edge with an expanded range of aromas and...
Microalgae promise abundant healthy food and feed in any environment
Global food supply faces a range of threats including climate change, wars, pests and diseases. An organism too small for...
The land use of our fathers – prospering in a healthy environment
Our ancestors dealt with large-scale environmental challenges thousands of years ago. Understanding their traditional practices may inform modern Europeans racing...
Transformar dióxido de carbono em proteínas para alimentação animal inovadora
Ter uma grande ideia pode não ser suficiente para mudar o mundo - a inovação é um processo comercial, bem...
Making carbon dioxide into protein for innovative animal feed
It’s common knowledge that proteins, a key component of human nutrition, are also essential for making animal feeds. Less well...
Pesticidas biológicos para fornecer uma proteção natural às culturas ameaçadas
Algumas culturas europeias de importância vital, como as vinhas e as azeitonas, estão a ser devastadas por doenças. Os cientistas...
Five key questions to answer about resilient and sustainable food systems
Food systems are highly complex and interconnected. If our grocery stores and kitchens are to have a future with packed...
Farmers urgently need to diversify, but they cannot do it alone
Many solutions exist for ways to increase the diversity of plants grown on farms – from planting different varieties of...
What is the bioeconomy and how could it help fight climate change?
A circular bioeconomy – which turns renewable biological resources and waste streams into new products – is at the heart...
Pheromones, mulch and wildflowers – how to control pests without pesticides
Most crops require pesticides to grow profitably. But many pesticides are too efficient at killing insects, often indiscriminately. They aim...
Mediterranean wineries are in a climate hotspot. Climatologists are helping them adapt
From the possible demise of Merlot grapes in Bordeaux to loss of olive trees in north Africa, the impacts of...
To confront climate change, we need to understand the environmental footprint of global supply chains
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic upended international trade. Countries shut their borders, breaking the webs of supply chains that crisscross the...
Q&A: Why shorter isn’t necessarily better when it comes to food supply chains
Fears over supermarket shortages during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic led many people to buy their food from local...
Q&A: Why shorter isn’t necessarily better when it comes to food supply chains
Fears over supermarket shortages during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic led many people to buy their food from local...
Why future homes could be made of living fungus
The installation, called Hy-Fi, was designed and created by The Living, an architectural design studio in New York. Each of the...
Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe’s forests
Pests are responsible for damaging 35 million hectares of forest around the world every year. In the Mediterranean region alone...
