food production

Three Kerry sisters develop app to improve emergency responses – The Irish Times

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Three sisters from Co Kerry have won the overall prize at the 2025 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for their development of a smartphone app that improves the response by health services in emergencies. Sisters Ciara (17), Saoirse (15) and Laoise (12) Murphy from Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, were presented with their prize by … Read more

Soil degradation threatens food supply and scientists are calling for action

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Soil is like the earth’s skin — a protective layer that makes up a complex ecosystem.  That skin, which supports all life on Earth, is under threat, with scientists from a new global think tank warning 90 per cent of the planet’s soil could be degraded by 2050 unless urgent action is taken. “If we … Read more