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Odds slim to none that global warming natural
It doesn’t matter how you cut the numbers, human activity is behind it
Dietary shifts driving up phosphorus use
Rising meat consumption, and calorie intakes are complicating efforts to conserve essential resource
Dietary changes since the early 1960s have fuelled a sharp increase in the amount of mined phosphorus used to produce the food consumed by the average person over the course of a year, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill University. Between 1961 and 2007, rising meat consumption and total calorie intakeNewly discovered effects of vitamin D on cancer
Joint study sheds light on debate over organic versus conventional agriculture
Researchers at McGill and the University of Minnesota are calling for combining best of both approaches
Can organic agriculture feed the world? Although organic techniques may not be able to do the job alone, they do have an important role to play in feeding a growing global population while minimizing environmental damage, according to researchers at McGill University and the University of Minnesota. A new study published in Nature concludes thatAvoid Purchasing Lottery Tickets For Minors
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