Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region
A study concludes that PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT threaten the terns throughout their lives, from the moment they ...
Tag: Agriculture
Study finds go-to hormone for cycad propagation ineffective
Credit: University of Guam The newly published thesis research of University of Guam Master of Environmental Science graduate Benjamin Deloso ...
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara
Credit: Martin Brandt If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren't ...
$1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
Credit: Andrew Mann From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces ...
Cheaters don’t always win: species that work together do better
Extinction may be prevented by diverse communities of mutually beneficial speciesCredit: Syracuse University The sign of a healthy personal relationship ...
High social and ecological standards for chocolate
Research team including agroecologists from Göttingen University study conditions in Peruvian cocoa agroforestry systemsCredit: Dr Bea Maas Worldwide demand for ...
Fighting fire with data
Pitt IE professor receives $270K from NSF for Wildfire Management OptimizationCredit: University of Pittsburgh The wildfires that consumed the west ...
Food waste: cities can make the difference
Credit: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC ...
Global food production threatens the climate
Use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture causes an increase in nitrous oxide concentration in the atmosphere - Comprehensive study with ...
ARPHA and Pensoft launch one-stop preprint & journal submission in selected journals
Authors in participating ARPHA-hosted journals can now post their manuscripts on ARPHA Preprints upon submission in a clickCredit: Pensoft and ...
Echo from the past makes rice paddies a good home for wetland plants
Geography before human land use impacts how well plant species are retainedCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from ...
USask scientists develop model to identify best lentils for climate change impacts
Credit: Debra Marshall Photography With demand for lentils growing globally and climate change driving temperatures higher, a University of Saskatchewan-led ...
Plant genetic engineering to fight ‘hidden hunger’
International research team including University of Göttingen explains advantages of molecular breeding methodsCredit: M Qaim More than two billion people ...
Phosphate polymer forms a cornerstone of metabolic control
New work could enable scientists to engineer the metabolism of organisms to be more resilient and productive in a range ...
Was Hong Kong once a coral reef paradise?
HKU researchers reveal the historic range and diversity of corals in the Greater Bay area for the last 5,000 yearsCredit: ...
Strategic interventions in dairy production in developing countries can help meet growing global demand for milk
Dairy production in developing countries highlighted in November issue of the Journal of Dairy Science®Credit: Adesogan, A.T. and G.E. Dahl. ...
Future of farming
East Carolina University research team awarded $1.5M grant to study watershed resiliencyCredit: Cliff Hollis/ECU A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded ...
Sweetpotato biodiversity can help increase climate-resilience of small-scale farming
Credit: © Bettina Heider et al. Nature Climate Change Climate change poses a threat to the world's subsistence crops. Heatwaves, ...
Research demonstrates microbiome transmissibility in perennial ryegrass
Credit: Ian Tannenbaum Scientist Ian Tannenbaum has spent most of his career working in clinical microbiology but was excited to ...
More diversity needed in oil palm plantations
Scientists from the University of Göttingen call for meaningful support for smallholder farmers in IndonesiaCredit: Miriam Romero The growing global ...
