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Jul 11, 2019
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Bhutan can grow quinoa

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Organic farming cannot feed the world

Agriculture helped to build our civilisation; now it threatens to lead the charge to our downfall. Our agriculture system keeps...
Apr 22, 2019
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Landslides damaged Nepal hydropower plants, not 2015 earthquake

Countries across the world have built their economies on energy use. But economic growth on non-renewable sources isn’t sustainable. Moreover,...
Mar 24, 2019
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Regulating plant gene produces chemicals that repel plant pathogens

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Poor nutrition in Nepal linked to gender inequality

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Synthetic biology creates cellular closet in moss

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Jun 10, 2017
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Residential emissions biggest killer in Nepal

Local and commercial energy use is the biggest source of premature deaths in Nepal. A study used a global atmospheric...
May 02, 2017
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Why I marched for science

In the early hours of 22 April 2017, I did something unusual. I woke up in the early morning, which...
Apr 06, 2017
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New drugs show promise against sleeping sickness and Chagas disease

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