People who grow their own fruit and veg waste less food and eat more healthily, says research: Households that produced their own fruit and veg wasted 95% less than the average UK household. Air Images/Shutterstock The rising cost of living is making it harder for people, especially those on lower incomes (who often have poorer …
A fruit fly has landed in your wine – is it OK to drink?: Anne Webber/Shutterstock You pour a chilled glass of your favourite sauvignon blanc and are about to take a sip when a fruit fly lands in it. The fly is clearly dead. But given what you know about where flies hang out, …
Bees and hoverflies are key to growing more fruit and veg in cities — new research: Accessing affordable fruit and vegetables is a significant challenge for the 1.2 million UK residents living in what are known as “food deserts”. People in these neighbourhoods are unable to purchase fresh food within walking distance or via a …
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly: vasekk/Shutterstock Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or landing in your wine. But we have much to thank these tiny nuisances for – they revolutionised biological and medical science. Flies and mosquitoes both belong to Diptera, the group of insects …
UK food shortages: how growing more fruit and veg in cities could reduce the impact of empty supermarket shelves: British supermarkets are imposing limits on how many salad staples shoppers can buy as supply shortages leave shelves empty of some types of fruit and vegetables. The disappearance of fresh produce is said to be largely …
How ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables could tackle food waste and solve supermarket supply shortages: 'Ugly' produce might be just as delicious but still gets rejected based on looks. Rosie2/Shutterstock The world is facing a significant food waste problem, with up to half of all fruit and vegetables lost somewhere along the agricultural food chain. Globally, …
Fruit and veg: is it better to peel them?: Piero Facci/Shutterstock Many people’s default when preparing fruit and vegetables is to peel them. But often, it’s not necessary. There are important nutrients in the peel. And, what’s more, discarded fruit and veg peels contribute to climate change. Fruit and vegetables are rich sources of vitamins, …
Fruit bats: the winged ‘conservationists’ reforesting parts of Africa: A fruit bat. Subphoto.com/Shutterstock Straw-coloured fruit bats exist throughout most of the African continent. This large fruit bat is one of, if not the most numerous fruit-eating animal (called frugivores) in Africa. They live in colonies of thousands to millions of individuals. Fruit bats sleep during …
How filling the UK’s unused land with fruit and veg could help make us and our environment healthier – and help fight inequality: Campaigners are calling for the right to grow fruit and veg in the UK's unused public spaces. RawPixel Communities should have a right to improve the unloved public spaces around them by …
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South Africa in the news: Fourth prestigious award for Corby fruit firm that does things differently: From the outside, Blue Skies looks like any other Corby food production warehouse. But inside, things are done differently. The wellbeing and happiness of the company’s global workforce is at the …: “South Africa” – BingNews New travel changes: …
South Africa in the news: Australian man baffles TikTok after revealing his country’s ‘different’ names for fruit: ‘It just makes sense’: Some countries refer to the fruit as “sweet melon” and “Crenshaw melon.” In South Africa, it’s often called “spanspek.” However, Australians and New Zealanders tend to call it a rockmelon. That fact …: “South …
A diet consisting mainly of fruit is bad for you: Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years, both for health and ethical reasons. One extreme form of plant-based diet is “fruitarianism”, a diet based largely on consumption of raw fruit. At first glance, this may sound healthy, but what effect will this type …
The sex organs of baobab flowers may solve the puzzle of trees that bear more fruit: Researchers crack the conundrum about why African Baobab trees in southern Africa differ in terms of fruit production. Sarah Venter Baobabs are the mainstay of rural communities in some parts of Africa – they provide food in the form …
Pilates, fruit and Amazon’s zen booths: why workplace wellbeing efforts can fall short: Serrgey75/Shutterstock Corporate giant Amazon is taking heat over reports of its WorkingWell initiative, a physical and mental health programme intended to improve employee health in the retail giant’s fulfilment centres. A leaked pamphlet, which Amazon has claimed was created in error and …
Africa indigenous fruit trees offer major benefits. But they’re being ignored: The doum palm is an indigenous tree in Kenya which produces edible fruit Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Indigenous fruits have been collected from the wild for centuries for human consumption and other purposes. Across the African continent, indigenous fruit trees are valuable assets …
Fruit famine is causing elephants to go hungry in Gabon: Forest elephants in Gabon zahorec/Shutterstock The behaviour and life cycles of the largest animals on the planet are incredibly important for the healthy functioning of our planet’s life support systems. Unfortunately, many big species now face extinction due to their value in the illegal wildlife …
Why Mauritius is culling an endangered fruit bat that exists nowhere else: Jacques de Speville, Author provided The endangered Mauritius fruit bat is once again the centre of a controversial cull at the hands of its government, much to the alarm of wildlife conservation organisations. Under pressure from both farmers and the public, the government …