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2026-01-22
78% of Walloon agricultural land contaminated with insecticides
Scientists* from the Earth and Life Institute (UCLouvain) have shown that 78% of agricultural soil in Wallonia is contaminated with neonicotinoids, insecticides that are particularly harmful to pollin
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2026-01-05
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi set to revolutionize agriculture
Imagine a project that could transform agriculture by making plants more resistant and healthier. That is the ambition of AMFACTORY, an ambitious European program led by Professor Stéphane Declerck.
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2025-11-28
Transition Week: walking, planting, and sharing ideas to create the world of tomorrow
From November 17 to 21, UCLouvain celebrated the Transition Week.
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2025-11-25
Making agricultural systems more sustainable through human and economic perspectives
The ecological transition is probably the most important challenge humanity will face this century. To make this transition a success, all disciplines need to be involved.
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2025-10-22
Science on the field: collecting data in extreme environments
On October 7, several members of the Earth and Life Institute attended the premiere of IMAQA's documentary “Something in the Water”, a story of scientific data collection in a particularly hostile env
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