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Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

But Europe is still considering weakening environmental protections ...

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) amongst wheat, Ile de France, France. House sparrow populations have been halved throughout Europe in the past 40 years. There are many factors contributing to the ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated how large-scale livestock rearing may result in the emergence and transmission of novel, potentially zoonotic pathogens. They ...

Broiler and pig meat production in the UK have come under the spotlight in a new interactive ‘Ammonia Map’, which has ...

An attempt is being made in the Netherlands to assess the impact of solar projects on soil quality and biodiversity. Staff from research center TNO, Wageningen University & Research, consultancy ...