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On an unseasonably hot October morning, biotechnologist Daniele Moscariello heads to a field of newly sprouting rocket (rucola) on his employer’s 100-hectare farm in southern…

As agriculture comes under growing pressure to reduce its contribution to climate change, livestock researchers are turning their attention to the digestion of cows and sheep.…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Lina Thomas is a Fellow at Harvard University where she…

A 14-year-old mixed-breed cat appears to have no problem being heard after setting a new world record.Bella has been given the title of "world’s loudest purr by a domestic cat…

A woman went viral on TikTok for what some consider overindulging on a first date.TikTok user EquanaB (@equanaaa) posted a video last week recounting a recent date she went on at…

A new study identified the top travel destinations within the United Kingdom that people have yet to visit and still want to get to one day.London North Eastern Railway teamed up…

Hello and welcome to Working It The work story that has really captured FT readers’ attention this week is the strange tale of a Citibank analyst sacked for a meal expenses claim…

Don’t think you’re a helicopter parent? Maybe it's time to think again.A new Mott Poll Report from University of Michigan Health reveals that parents of children between the ages…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.More than 50,000 companies must start assessing the…

Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately…