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As global bee populations plummet, counterfeiters are selling FAKE honey made from sugar solutions 

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A food lab analyzed 110 commonly available honey products and found more than 70 percent were ‘adulterated’ with sugar from beets or corn A food lab analyzed 110 different kinds of commercially available honey Around 70 percent of the honeys were adulterated with other compounds Many honeys are mixed with sugar from beets, rice, or … Read more

Alphabet unveils AI camera system that monitors fish populations with the goal of feeding humanity

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Google’s parent company unveils AI camera system designed to help sustainably feed humanity by using computer vision to monitor health of fish populations Google’s parent company, Alphabet, unveiled a new AI camera system The system, called Tidal, is designed to monitor fish populations It uses computer vision to check for oxygen levels, feeding habits, and … Read more

Human populations in India SURVIVED the Toba ‘super-eruption’ 74,000 years ago

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Human populations in India SURVIVED the Toba ‘super-eruption’ 74,000 years ago that plunged the Earth into a decade-long ‘volcanic winter’ and led to the near-extinction of our species Experts thought humans outside Africa may not have survived Toba event  Humans are known to have migrated out of Africa into Eurasia before this time  Researchers have … Read more