The quest to conserve rare breeds The importance of yesterday’s heritage breeds for tomorrow Using land that could be used to feed people to feed animals is a terrible waste, but for today’s modern breeds it is absolutely essential. Continue Reading →
The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables No need for confusion Emojipedia understands: 🍅 is both a fruit and a vegetable Continue Reading →
Oh, poop “If you eat, you’re gonna excrete” Is our excrement simply a waste product, to be dumped out of sight and out of mind? Or is it a valuable resource that we squander at our peril? Continue Reading →
How the Brits became a nation of tea drinkers Coffee leaf rust in Ceylon had very little to do with it Persuading people to drink tea from the subcontinent more or less created the modern propaganda machine Continue Reading →
Where did the chicken cross the road? The domestication of livestock, as revealed by DNA The DNA of chickens, sheep and cattle tells slightly different stories about their domestication Continue Reading →