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2025 Is A Critical Year For Cage-Free Meat And Eggs
The first major corporate policies committing to being 100% cage-free came about in 2015. These are now coming due.
The trill of the chase: recording birdsong in Ireland’s disappearing wilderness
“This picture shows me recording sounds on a typical day in Marlogue Woods, near Cobh, Ireland.”
Why Businesses Using Eggs In Asia Are Turning To Cage-Free Credits
“It’s essentially the first cage-free credit system that allows food and hospitality businesses to offset their use of conventional or caged eggs by buying incentives and supporting directly the local farmers who are doing higher-welfare certified cage-free production in their countries.”
Could AI help prevent diabetes-related sight loss?
Terry Quinn was only in his teens when he was diagnosed with diabetes. Vision loss, a possible complication of diabetes, wasn’t really on his radar.
EU Citizens Demanded A Ban On Animal Cages. They’ve Been Let Down.
EU citizens have an important, though little-known, tool for making their voices heard: the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI).
Bringing Back Rainforests To The Isle Of Man
There are the trees Andree Dubbeldam sees now, and the ones he sees in his mind’s eye.
The quest for a longer-lasting whooping cough vaccine
This 19th-Century killer is making a comeback – and with protection from the whooping cough vaccine waning over time, the hunt is on for something longer-lasting.
Bipolar disorder: how lithium as a treatment fell out of favour
As UK diagnoses have doubled, prescriptions of the treatment have halved. While experts feud over its use, many patients feel it is an effective way of managing their condition
How I hunt down fake degrees and zombie universities
André Hesselbäck has spent the past 22 years hunting down fraudulent organizations that sell phoney degrees with no academic requirements or proper accreditation.
How Maasai people were reunited with precious heirlooms
The return of stolen objects is helping Maasai people to rediscover community bonds lost generations ago.
Can AI make life easier for people with dementia?
“It’s critical that AI doesn’t replace the human contact that is so important in dementia care...Instead, it should be used to enhance care in a way that is beneficial to people living with dementia and their carers.”
Protein From Air Has A Complex Path To EU Approval
Solar Foods’ product, Solein, sounds sci-fi but looks unassuming.
What explains increasing anxiety about ultra-processed plant-based foods?
Vegan diets can contain more UPFs on average – but this might not be a problem.
Why an ADHD diagnosis can be a mixed blessing
Understanding and support for adults with ADHD can save lives. But there can also be some downsides to being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.
The logger who learned the value of living trees
Roberto Brito learned how to use a chainsaw at the age of 11. Now he uses his intimate knowledge of the Amazon rainforest to guide tourists around in his flip-flops.