Would we be bigger if man had remained a hunter-gatherer?
Cultivating the land or raising animals would have contributed to making our ancestors shrink. Going from hunter-gatherer to farmer would ...
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It is not the transition to agriculture that would have brought men and women closer
By studying the genomes of more than 360,000 women and men, researchers have found that, contrary to the most popular ...
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New clusters: seasonal workers under surveillance
The emergence of new cases of Covid-19 among seasonal agricultural workers in the south of France raises questions about their ...
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The United States wants to export chlorine chicken to Europe
The United States is asking the Europeans to reconsider their ban on exporting chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef to our ...
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Fungicides used in agriculture are toxic to humans
In a study, Inserm shows that SDHI fungicides, widely used in agricultural crops, are toxic to humans and the environment. ...
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Datura, the toxic plant that contaminates organic farming
Also known as "devil's grass", datura has become a nightmare for farmers who have gone organic. In recent months, several ...
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Pesticides: the number of exposed French farmers underestimated
A long-awaited report on the exposure of French farmers to pesticides has just been - discreetly - published. He points ...
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Pesticides: dangers of SDHI fungicides found in food
Many farmers use fungicides, called SDHI, to protect their crops from fungi. But these products are found in food and ...
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Food: the French ready to pay more to eat better
According to an Ifop poll for WWF, the French aspire to another agricultural model, more respectful of the environment and ...
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Glyphosate: Nicolas Hulot wants to reassure farmers
The Minister of Ecological Transition must come to terms with farmers, opposed to the ban of this pesticide.Glyphosate is causing ...
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Pesticide: a farmer’s cancer was not recognized as an occupational disease
Convinced that Denis Bibeyran's cancer was linked to exposure to pesticides, his family is fighting for recognition by the State. ...
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Pesticides: two Triskalia employees seek redress
Two former employees of the Triskalia company complain of hypersensitivity to chemicals, which they attribute to exposure to pesticides.Can hypersensitivity ...
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Food: the French are crazy about organic
The organic market reached 7.1 billion euros in 2016, according to the Organic Agency, which confirms that evolution is underway.Pesticides, ...
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Food security: the global seed bank flooded
The entrance tunnel to the “World Seed Bank” was flooded. An alarming phenomenon, due to global warming.Modern man is far-sighted. ...
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Parkinson’s: people living near farmland more at risk
People who are not exposed to pesticides in their professional environment are, like farmers, more exposed to Parkinson's disease.Many studies ...
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Charente: battle around an anti-pesticide decree
The mayor of Ruelle-sur-Touvre has decided to ban the spreading of pesticides around homes. The agricultural sector is headlong.In Ruelle-sur-Touvre, ...
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Pig farming: do controls protect consumers?
The shock video shot in a pig farm in Brittany raises questions about the health control of these farms.Gag my ...
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Farmers: 4000 falls per year in France
Falls account for 13% of work accidents among farmers and agricultural workers, according to the MSA.This is one of the ...
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Paleolithic regime: excavations reveal what it really was
Over 9,000 edible plant fossils have been unearthed in Israel. A major discovery which suggests that the Paleolithic diet was ...
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Avian influenza: bird farms must be contained
France is taking precautions against the spread of bird flu in Europe. The level of risk is moderate or even ...
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Pesticides: battle over application conditions
The new decree on the spreading of pesticides in agricultural areas, currently being drafted, worries the associations which denounce the ...
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Suicide: calls from distressed farmers tripled in 2016
The unease deepens among farmers: a suicide occurs every two days. The Mutualité Sociale Agricole wishes to strengthen its prevention ...
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Pesticides: Ségolène Royal wants to strengthen regulations
Ségolène Royal announced several measures to strengthen the protection of workers against pesticides, after the publication of a very critical ...
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Glyphosate: Europe extends its marketing by 18 months
The European Commission has just announced the extension for 18 months of the authorization in the EU of the herbicide ...
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Tomatoes grown on mars safe for humans
If humans settle on Mars, they will be able to eat vegetables there. Martian soil is indeed not toxic to ...
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Farmers: unpublished report warns of exposure risks
ANSES produced a report on occupational exposure to pesticides. The document was buried, but some alarming extracts leaked to the ...
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Neonicotinoids: prohibited with possible derogation until 2020
MEPs voted to ban the use of neonicotinoids from 2018. The text, less ambitious than expected, provides for exemptions until ...
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Glyphosate: Europe postpones the vote
EU states have refused to temporarily extend the authorization of glyphosate, a herbicide developed by Monsanto.The famous herbicide glyphosate, classified ...
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Glyphosate: Brussels offers a limited extension
Europe wants to play extra time. The Commission proposes that the authorization of glyphosate be extended until the opinion of ...
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A municipality bans pesticides near homes
Near Toulouse, the municipality of Saint-Jean has decided to ban the spreading of pesticides near homes and to restrict the ...
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