Plants and Insects Threatened by Increasing Pesticide Toxicity
A group of scientists from the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany, has shown that for plants and insects the applied pesticide toxicity in agriculture has substantially…
Agriculture
Just Like Bees, Wasps Are Valuable for Ecosystems, Economy and Human Health
Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to a…
Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Get a Good Cup of Specialty Coffee
Ethiopia may produce less specialty coffee and more rather bland tasting varieties in the future. This is the result of a new study by an…
Fires in the Far East Captured From Space
Many farmers in northeastern China and eastern Russia use fire to clear fields and get them ready for planting. With millions of hectares of corn,…
Naturally GM: Crops Steal Genes From Other Species to Accelerate Evolution
Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbors, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has…
Researchers Notice Long-Overlooked Pattern Pattern on Surface of Leaves, Uncover New Clue About Plant Evolution
Uncommon group of aquatic and terrestrial species key to discovery of how plants breathe. A doctoral student has identified a long-overlooked pattern in how plants…
What Mario Kart Teaches Us about How to Reduce World Poverty and Improve Sustainability
Boston University environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the world’s developing regions. Many…
Climate Change Has Cut Global Farming Productivity 21% Since the 1960s
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than…
Climate Change Is Making Indian Monsoon Seasons More Chaotic – Potentially Grave Consequences for Agriculture and Economy
If global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic. This is the central finding of an analysis by…
Predicting Effects of Genetic Mutations: For Tomato Genes, One Plus One Doesn’t Always Make Two
Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations — mutations —…
Humans Were Apex Predators for Two Million Years – Our Stone Age Ancestors Mostly Ate Meat
Researchers at Tel Aviv University were able to reconstruct the nutrition of stone age humans. In a paper published in the Yearbook of the American…
Droughts Lasted Longer and Rainfall Was More Erratic Over the Last 50 Years in Most of the West
Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and annual rainfall has become more erratic across most of the western United States during the past 50…
New Method to Separate Beer Waste Into Proteins for Foods, and Fiber for Biofuels
Home brewing enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the same result of the beer-making process: mounds of leftover grain. Once all the flavor has been…
Decellularized Spinach Serves as an Edible Platform for Growing Artificial Meat
The veiny skeleton of a spinach leaf shows for the first time it can support the growth of artificial meat, a Boston College researcher reports….
Western U.S. Drought Conditions Continue in Spring 2021 – And It’s Expected to Worsen
The western United States is currently experiencing moderate to severe drought, and it is expected to worsen in upcoming months. Almost half of the United…
Climate Change Has Cut Global Agricultural Productivity by 21% Since 1961
Collaborative research shows more severe slowdowns in warmer regions like Africa and Latin America. The University of Maryland (UMD) has collaborated with Cornell University and…
64% of Farmland at Risk of Pesticide Pollution – Revealed in Global Map of Agricultural Land Across 168 Countries
Global Pesticide Use Is Set to Increase A global map of agricultural land across 168 countries has revealed that 64 percent of land used for…
Seaweed Supplements Significantly Reduce Livestock Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Beef cattle fed red algae showed reductions in methane emissions of over 50 percent without affecting meat quality. Livestock farming is a major source of…
