Bio & Science

Agricultural commodity prices climb as extreme weather devastates crops across the U.S.

Grain prices rise sharply amid disruption to Russia-Ukraine supply chains Grain harvests plunge across Europe as heat waves and drought take their toll Disruptions to Middle Eastern energy and fertilizer supplies drive up costs for farmers Global g

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Ulanqab in China’s Inner Mongolia Emerges as an AI Infrastructure Hub on the Back of Wind Power Green Data Centers Proliferate Across the Market, Elevating the Importance of Renewable Energy Governments Worldwide Tighten Environmental Regulations and Renewable Energy Policies for Data Centers

China’s Export Controls Put India’s Manufacturing Supply Chains on Alert $676 Million Incentive Package Launched to Build 6,000-Tonne Annual Capacity Raw-Material, Technology and Administrative Bottlenecks Set to Delay Mass Production

GLP-1 treatment cuts long sickness absence and creates wider public savings Public coverage works best when governments negotiate prices and target clinical need Competition and changing diets are widening the economic effects of obesity drugs

Europe’s industrial foundations buckle under months of relentless heat and drought Cooling-water shortages cripple power infrastructure as solar generation alone surges Greater investment in climate adaptation policies needed to curb tangible losses

Lower birth rates predict higher GDP per worker, not decline Labor scarcity drives technology, not economic shrinkage AI and robots may be repeating that pattern now, starting with China A one-percentage-point drop in a country

France and Spain Evacuate Hundreds of Thousands as Heatwave-Fuelled Wildfires Spread Europe’s Inadequate Heatwave Response Strains Infrastructure and Drives Rising Death Toll Strict Regulations and Political Divisions Hold Back Air-Conditioner Adoption

Europe has exceeded its fair carbon share China now leads key green-technology markets CBAM needs climate finance to become fair By the beginning of 2025, there are just over 235 billion tonnes of carbon d

‘Worst-Ever’ Heat Wave Sweeps EU, Hitting Wheat and Corn Output Extreme Heat and Drought Fuel Large Wildfires in Spain and France “Emissions Cut, Adaptation Neglected”: Limits of EU ESG Policy Laid Bare Extreme weather sweeping across Europe is c

India ramps up biofuel drive, aggressively leveraging sugarcane and related feedstocks Era of discounted Russian crude fades, intensifying search for alternative fuels Major economies also expand biofuel adoption amid Middle East energy supply risks

Wave of Drug Recalls and Fatal Incidents Rock India's Pharmaceutical Market Decades of Accumulated Distrust, Structural Problems Remain Unresolved Quality Improvements Unlikely in the Near Term Despite Tougher Regulations Market skepticism toward I

GLP-1-Driven Shift in Food Consumption Patterns Global Food Companies Race to Develop Nutrition-Focused Products Economic Impact Extending to Productivity and GDP Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1

Expansion of AI-Driven R&D Automation Ushers in the Era of Personalized Therapies Paradigm Shift in Drug Development from Candidate Discovery to Manufacturing Regulatory Reforms and Massive State Investment Become China's Weapons for Global Market Expansion

China’s clean-energy scale has lowered costs while concentrating industrial power Rare-earth controls show how market dominance can become geopolitical leverage Managed rivalry can preserve low prices without accepting strategic dependence

Europe Struggles Under Near-104°F Heat as Daily Life Faces Mounting Disruptions Energy Markets, Labor Productivity, and Inflation Expected to Face Broad Economic Pressure Climateflation Emerges as a Global Risk, Deepening Central Bank Policy Dilemmas

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Eli Lilly consistently confirms therapeutic efficacy in clinical trials of retatrutide Triple-action GLP-1, GIP and glucagon mechanism maximizes weight-loss effect Side effects including gastrointestinal dysfunction remain clear, requiring further study and improvement in additional trials

Rising demand for solutions to post-weight-loss side effects Restaurant industry begins overhauling its strategies GLP-1 effects extending into behavioral change GLP-1-based obesity medications are reshaping the broader consumer economy far beyond th