Urban agriculture: how 800 million people fight poverty

Urban agriculture: how 800 million people fight poverty

800 million people practice urban agriculture worldwide. According to the Fao, almost a billion people grow plants and raise livestock within and around cities. This is a practice that promotes healthy food access to low-income people and helps them save money on groceries, yet it is illegal in many countries of the world.     The

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White House to save honeybees before they die out

White House to save honeybees before they die out

The phenomenon of honeybee deaths in the United States doesn’t stop, it rather gets worse. Over the last 12 months, honeybees’ number dropped by 42.1% compared with 34.2% of the previous year (2013-2014), according to a preliminary report published by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday.   The valuation has been carried out by

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The plight of the Rohingya, the drifting invisible community

The plight of the Rohingya, the drifting invisible community

The tragedy of people fleeing their lands in order to survive, have a future, and hope for a better life doesn’t involve only the Mediterranean Sea. On the other side of the world there are the Rohingya people, which are officially recognised by the United Nations as the world’s most persecuted and segregated population. The

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How do animals sleep? A journey into their fascinating world of dreams

How do animals sleep? A journey into their fascinating world of dreams

Humans need to sleep a certain amount of hours every day, which can vary depending on the age: adults need an average of 7-8 hours per night. Sleep allows us recovering the energies we lost throughout the day, and makes our organism work better, favouring concentration and coordination. Sleeping habits vary from animal to animal: every

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