Potato harvest reduced by half
Food waste is today's hot topic. In fact, according to scientific surveys in Switzerland, 300 kg of perfectly good food ends up in the bin per person each year. However, this number encompasses the entire shopping basket, from yoghurt to drinkable leftover wine and two-day-old bread.
Environment
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Arctic gives clues on worst mass extinction of life
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Specialized life forms abound at Arctic methane seeps
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Marine carbon sinking rates confirm importance of polar oceans
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Ocean warming and acidification impact on calcareous phytoplankton
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Watching a forest breathe
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Microplastic particles threaten fish larvae
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Honeybees pick up 'astonishing' number of pesticides via non-crop plants
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West Coast scientists sound alarm for changing ocean chemistry
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Herpes outbreak, other marine viruses linked to coral bleaching event
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Tough times for the tree of life on coral reefs
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Rapid plankton growth in ocean seen as sign of carbon dioxide loading
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Lab experiments question popular measure of ancient ocean temperatures
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Bering Sea hotspot for corals and sponges
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Great Barrier Reef marine reserves combat coral disease
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Brazilian beef industry moves to reduce its destruction of rain forests