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In Boston, a mobile food truck serves food deserts
Low-income communities can’t derive a lot of benefits from nutrition education if there aren’t any grocery stores in the area selling healthy food. But starting and running a supermarket is a capital intensive, low-margin business. The solution: mobile food markets that travel to Read More...
New greenhouse can save farmers in Middle East 90 per cent on water
A greenhouse using water evaporated from plants to cool the crops could lead to farmers using 90 per cent less of the precious resource. Unveiled on Monday by Dubai’s International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture, the system would mean enormous savings for a country in which 56 per cent of Read More...
This self-filling water bottle mimics a desert beetle
A US startup is developing a self-filling water bottle that sucks moisture from the atmosphere to create condensation, in the same way the humble Namib desert beetle does. The beetle, endemic to Africa’s Namib desert—where there is just 1.3cm of rainfall a year—has inspired a fair Read More...
Mercedes eyes driverless on-demand limousine service as potential market
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz sees business potential in offering on-demand limousine services using driverless cars, Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said, in what amounts to a direct challenge to Uber. Germany's oldest carmaker is considering setting up large fleets of autonomous cars to Read More...
How vitamin D affects Alzheimer’s risk
Vitamin D is a controversial topic among doctors, mainly because studies about its health effects have been so conflicting. While vitamin D is critical for many body systems, including bones and the brain, recent studies that have tested these assumptions haven’t been reassuring. In March, Read More...
The amazing significance of what a mother-to-be eats
New research reveals the extraordinary impact that your mother's diet at the time of your conception has on the rest of your life, writes Michael Mosley. A couple of months ago, I found myself in a small village in Keneba, in The Gambia, chatting to a perky 90-year-old, Karamo Touray, surrounded by Read More...
North Sea carbon storage scheme gets support
The British government said Monday it was ready to sign off on a North Sea carbon capture and storage program for a Scottish power station. Royal Dutch Shell is proposing, with strategic assistance from British energy company SEE, to capture the carbon dioxide emitted from an Aberdeen power station Read More...
Teaism is trying to reduce food waste, one cabbage butt at a time
You'll find them at Teaism. The dish is part of the "trash or treasure" part of the menu, which was conceived by chef Alison Swope as a way to try to use food that may otherwise be thrown away, co-owner Michelle Brown said. In the case of Napa cabbage, the cruciferous vegetable features in Teaism's Read More...
Jeremy Corbyn appoints a vegan to deal with Britain's farmers
Corbyn has appointed Kerry McCarthy as his shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs Matt Dathan is Online Political Reporter for The Independent. He previously reported on politics at The Times. Jeremy Corbyn has appointed a vegan to be in charge of Labour's dealings with Britain's Read More...
Porsche, aiming at Tesla, unveils electric concept car
Ever since Tesla’s Model S went on sale in 2012, the start-up automaker has had the market for high-end electric cars to itself. But that is changing as other automakers start to introduce their own models. On Monday, at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany, Porsche unveiled its all-electric Read More...