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CONTENT: Press Release This April, the 5th annual EarthX E-Capital Summit will convene hundreds of investment firms, family offices, incubators & accelerators, dealmakers, established companies, startups, industry innovators, policymakers and thought-leaders from around the world to discuss new opportunities in sustainable investing given industry trends and the United States’ new presidential administration. The invitation-only event is designed to catalyze action by convening investment and...

AppHarvest acquires Root AI and its game-changing robotic harvester Kentucky-based agtech and vertical farming company AppHarvest has acquired artificial intelligence firm Root AI and its robotic universal harvester Virgo to maximize its sustainable harvesting methods. AppHarvest is investing $60m, consisting of $10m in cash and the balance in AppHarvest common shares, to acquire Root AI.  Root AI co-founder and CEO Josh Lessing will become chief technology officer ...

Local businesses, small farms encouraged to apply for Appalachia Rises flood relief grants Apr 1, 2021 Flooding in eastern Kentucky has devastated several businesses. | Photo contributed MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Appalachia Rises, which launched after this months historic flooding, announced Wednesday the opening of applications for flood relief grants for local businesses, small farms and non-profits. The opening of the grant application program for these organizations follows $...

The touch-down of NASA's Perseverance on Mars has caused excitement around the world.

Scientists from the University of Wollongong and the ANU observed lyrebirds in Victoria imitating a whole flock of other birds at the same time - imitating a sound known as a mobbing flock.

A major study in this week's British Medical Journal looked at exactly how much more dangerous the so-called "UK variant" of COVID-19 might be.

Download 5.60 MB A remarkable study has been published this week in the journal Nature Communications, in which scientists decoded what was written on a tightly folded, unopened letter from 300 years ago. Another study, out today in the journal Science, suggests that tiny roundworms with no eyes can apparently somehow still see in colour. Guest: Dr Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor Duration: 6min 7sec

Did life ever exist on Mars? What could it have looked like? Scientists are on a quest to find out if another planet other than our own ever hosted life. Clues to what they might find are hidden in the ancient landscapes of Australia.

7 Min Read (Reuters) - Investors used to brush off Amin Jadavji’s pitch to buy Elevate Farms’ vertical growing technology and produce stacks of leafy greens indoors with artificial light. “They would say, ‘This is great, but it sounds like a science experiment,’” said Jadavji, CEO of Toronto-based Elevate. Now, indoor farms are positioning themselves as one of the solutions to pandemic-induced disruptions to the harvesting, shipping, and sale of food. “It’s helped us change the ...

USA-AGRICULTURE/INDOOR (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV):FOCUS-Investors seed indoor farms as pandemic disrupts food supplies