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Microplastics Can Reshape How Vegetables Absorb “Forever Chemicals”

PFASs are persistent synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products because of their water- and oil-resistant properties.

19 Aug 2026

Adding Iron to the Ocean Can Remove CO2 – But at What Cost to Nature?

Phytoplankton, microscopic plant-like organisms that drift through the ocean, play a central role in the ocean’s uptake of CO2.

18 Aug 2026

Boomtown Main Stage Powered by Clean Green Hydrogen

Boomtown’s main stage will be powered by green hydrogen powered generators – giving festival-goers a cleaner, pollution-free experience.

14 Aug 2026

Space Biosphere Company Launches Mission to Tackle Dairy Waste

A company that helped design how astronauts grow and recycle food in space is now applying that thinking to the critical problem of dairy waste here on Earth.

4 Aug 2026

Waste Not, Want Not: Farming Insects for Human Food

They’re wriggly black grubs more commonly tossed to backyard hens than served at the dinner table, but black soldier fly larvae could soon play a key role in building a more sustainable food system, according to new research from Adelaide University.

3 Aug 2026

UK Seas Face Major Food Chain Disruption as Plankton Shift, Scientists Predict

Marine scientists are warning that continued warming of UK waters is likely to cause major changes to plankton, the tiny drifting plants and animals that form the foundation of marine food webs and feed the fish that end up on our plates.

30 Jul 2026

Diet Changes Could Cut Emissions Without Increasing Food Costs

Modest changes to meat and dairy consumption could help Scotland meet climate goals while improving health and nutrition, research shows.

3 Jul 2026

Watt a Save! Octopus Energy Powers Pubs for Free During World Cup

This World Cup, Octopus Energy for Business is putting pubs in the spotlight, offering free electricity on evenings England and Scotland are playing, through the ‘Watt a Save’ initiative.

5 Jun 2026

UK Agritech Innovators Heading to New Zealand to Road-Test the Future of Farming

Six UK agritech innovators developing technologies spanning AI-enabled livestock systems, digital-twin carbon tracking, circular agriculture, sustainable horticulture and on-farm energy generation is heading to New Zealand in 2026 as part of the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme (GIP), creating new opportunities for local industry, investors and research institutions to collaborate on the future of food and farming as they seek to cement investment, partnerships, pilots and research collaborations.

15 May 2026

Research and Innovation Partnership Boosting Food Productivity, Expansion into India

A world-first food productivity system partly funded by La Trobe Eagle Fund has reached a significant milestone with the launch of its first production greenhouse and an agreement to establish the system in India.

26 Feb 2026