Using the power of the sun to roast green chiles and save the planet
Roasting chile peppers to deepen the flavor and make the inedible skin easier to remove is hardly environmentally friendly.
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Joshua Shavit
- Jun 25, 2022
New research reveals how and when chickens became domesticated
New research transforms our understanding of the circumstances and timing of the domestication of chickens, their spread across Asia
Joseph Shavit
- May 13, 2022
We now know how and why humans evolved into farmers
The genetic origins of the first agriculturalists in the Neolithic period long seemed to lie in the Near East a new study finds.
Joseph Shavit
- May 13, 2022
Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon
Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 4, 2022
51-story 'Farmscraper' is part office skyscraper part hydroponic farm
Greenery covered skyscrapers have become fairly commonplace, but what if, as well as bringing some nature into cities they could grow food?
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11, 2022
Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer
When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the aroma that comes from hops.
Joshua Shavit
- Dec 21, 2021
Two eyes better than one: An innovative strategy for precision agriculture
The agricultural field is a testbed for rapidly developing technologies involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and image processing tech.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 14, 2021
Low-cost AI soil sensors could help farmers curb fertiliser use
Technology could help growers work out the best time to use fertiliser on their crops and how much is needed considering weather and soil.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
Heroic goat and Rooster rescue chicken buddy from hawk in dramatic video
Picture a very special episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” — plopped right in the middle of an unassuming country farm.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures ahead of annual parade
Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 26, 2021
Locals discover world's largest Star Sapphire weighing half a ton and worth $140 million
It takes hard work to be a farmer, that is until you get a half-ton sapphire out of the ground when you are digging a well.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 31, 2021
Powering the local economy, Gaza women create cosmetics from local herbs
For years, Palestinian farmers have been turning herbs into high-end cosmetics and beauty products and exporting them to Europe.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 9, 2021
New robot kills farming weeds by zapping them with electricity
With monitoring robot Tom now being officially available, British agtech start-up Small Robot Company has its first commercial robot out
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