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Sunflowers work together to avoid overcrowding and soak up rays
In very dense fields, sunflowers self-organise into an alternating-tilt pattern that maximises exposure to sunlight
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Magpies recruited to safeguard vineyards from grape-eating birds
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Strongest evidence yet that neonicotinoids are killing bees
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Tree-climbing goats spit out and disperse valuable argan seeds
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East Africa鈥檚 drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration
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Hundreds of newly-discovered plants may yield new crops or drugs
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Mice lived with us 15,000 years ago even before farming took off
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7 foods you should avoid to help feed the world
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Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould
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Brighter sky helped boost US crop yields 鈥� but it may not last
Some 27 per cent of the rise in maize yields over the last 30 years may be down to clearer skies and more sunshine hitting the fields, not better technology
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A loaf of bread emits half a kilo of CO2, mainly from fertiliser
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Morphing drone takes off like a helicopter, flies like a plane
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Emergency clause lets European countries beat bee pesticide ban
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Flies are spreading antibiotic resistance from farms to people
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