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Thousands visit the FAO exhibit at Geneva’s central station

FAO Geneva, in partnerships with the ... hosted a World Food Day exhibition stand at Geneva’s central train station of Cornavin. Dozens of Geneva VIPs took turns to visit the stand and serve the “Part... read more

UN says famine eases in S. Sudan but hunger spreads

We are merely keeping people alive but far too many face extreme hunger on the edge of a cliff," said FAO's Director of Emergencies Dominique ... leaving hundreds of thousands of children on the cusp ... read more

A HUNDRED THOUSAND THANK YOU’S

What can I say, what can I do, how can I tell you how much I love you? It’s a song, as I’m sure you know, (Walking Back to Happiness) but also a heartfelt thank you. The figures are up, the pressures ... read more

The Magic of Christmas: Macy’s Celebrates the Holidays With Communities Across the Country

Macy's Central, and Macy's West – and an online store at macys.com. For Macy’s media materials, please visit our online pressroom at www.macys.com/pressroom. read more

Five shots against global warming denialism

It’s a truism that whenever I write about the solid fact that the Earth is warming up, that post will get comments that make it clear that denialists — and please read that link before commenting on m... read more

‘Today the most successful political figures of the world are the great owners’ – Tsarukyan on decision to participate in elections

the ARF, My Step party bloc, Bright Armenia party, Christian-People’s Rebirth party, National Progress party, We party bloc, Rule of Law party, Sasna Tsrer party and Prosperous Armenia party. The tota... read more

Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean

3 Department of Biology, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove ... Defauna­tion began in earnest tens of thousands of years later in the oceans than it did on land. Although defau... read more

The Paradox of Cuban Agriculture

Funes-Monzote (mgahonam [at] enet.cu) is currently a researcher at the Experimental Station Indio Hatuey ... The experience accumulated from agroecological initiatives in thousands of small-and-medium ... read more

The check must have finally cleared, or: Mawson's incompetent "vaxed/unvaxed" study is back online

For the second time, a journal has quickly retracted a study that suggested vaccines raise the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The study first raised a furor last year, promptin... read more

Talkback: Vegetarianism

Homer Simpson once said 'you don't win friends with salad'. Even so vegetarianism seems to be growing in popularity as more people question what they're eating and the environmental cost of producing ... read more

Tales From The Bazaar

This one was thanks to FAO Schwartz and IBM. The BSDs could -- should -- have had a stronger presence here, perhaps with a combined exhibit booth in addition to the volunteers demo-ing on their own co... read more

Open Letter to Bill Nye from a Plant Scientist

I’ve always appreciated your ability to communicate science to the public. Your television shows taught us about our biological world and physical universe in an accessible, engaging manner. In recent ... read more