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A bridge in a marshy landscape extends into the distance where reeds and grasses can be seen

Humans

Our ancestors chose reeds over grain when quitting nomadic life

It wasn’t all about cereal. When abandoning nomadic life, some of our ancestors were playing it safe with grasses that are less nutritious but grow all year round

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Bee on flower

Life

Decline of wild bee species in England linked to pesticide use

News

Cattle-herding robot Swagbot makes debut on Australian farms

Technology

Cattle-herding robot Swagbot makes debut on Australian farms

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Microbial mass extinctions were kicked off by human evolution

Life

Microbial mass extinctions were kicked off by human evolution

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Supersmart satellites reveal crops and fields like never before

Space

Supersmart satellites reveal crops and fields like never before

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Robot ranchers monitor animals on giant Australian farms

Technology

Robot ranchers monitor animals on giant Australian farms

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hedgerow

Earth

Is delight or devil in the detail of this hedgerow homage?

Culture

Animals may be fed manure-bred maggots to make meat sustainable

Health

Animals may be fed manure-bred maggots to make meat sustainable

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An aged painting of farmers tending to crops

Life

Farmers may have been accidentally making GMOs for millennia

News

Resistance to last-resort antibiotic has now spread across globe

Life

Resistance to last-resort antibiotic has now spread across globe

A gene that allows bacteria to resist one of our last effective antibiotics has been found in Denmark and China, prompting a worldwide search

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Earth

Bumblebees deployed to spray crops with pesticides

News

Life

Key enzyme helps country kids ward off allergies and asthma

News

Earth

Humans accidentally created hidden carbon sink in the desert

News

Humans

The three ancestral tribes that founded Western civilisation

Features