6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (587+ words) French vineyards battered by severe drought and heatwaves are expected to produce the country’s smallest wine harvest in 30 years after the hottest summer on record, the Agriculture Ministry said, according to The Guardian. Initial estimates suggest winemakers will produce just…...

1+ week, 24+ min ago   (337+ words) Drought and summer heat in the Czech Republic have severely affected the country’s hop harvest, threatening both yields and the bitterness that gives beer its characteristic flavour. Prolonged dry conditions and extreme temperatures are expected to reduce this year’s harvest…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (690+ words) Italian scientists are breeding and releasing thousands of octopuses into the Adriatic Sea in a new attempt to curb invasive blue crabs, which have caused an estimated €200 million in damage to the country’s fishing industry. Researchers are releasing young octopuses…...