
Network of germ sleuths heads off nearly 276,000 foodborne illnesses a year
An elderly woman in Phoenix. A Toledo toddler. An accountant in Indianapolis. All poisoned by food. Quickly uncovering that their illnesses are connected can make all the difference in halting a dea ... more
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Coal plants use enough water to supply 1 bn people
Coal plants are draining an already dwindling global water supply, Greenpeace warned Tuesday, consuming enough to meet the basic needs of one billion people and deepening a worldwide crisis. ... more
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
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How more Research funding can hasten green revolution
"Most people know we are frying the planet," says MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, referring to the effects of climate change. After all, 2015 was the hottest year on record, portending drastic long-te ... more
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Mongolia herders face disaster: Red Cross
Hundreds of thousands of farm animals have perished in a slow-moving natural disaster in Mongolia and the international aid response has been insufficient, the Red Cross said Friday. ... more
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Global shift in farmed fish feed may impact nutritional benefits ascribed to seafood
The fish-farming industry is increasing its use of plant-based ingredients in its feed and moving away from traditional feed made from fish, which could impact some of the health benefits of eating ... more
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Hindu cow activists drink pesticide in India, one dies
Eight Hindu cow rights activists drank pesticide as part of a protest in India calling for the animals to be given greater protection, with one protester dying of his injuries, police said. ... more
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French MPs slash 'Nutella tax' after Indonesia, Malaysia protest
French lawmakers have voted to slash a surtax on imported palm oil - dubbed the Nutella tax because the commodity is used in the popular chocolate spread - after protests from top growers Indonesia and Malaysia. ... more
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