Analysis finds US ecosystems shifting hundreds of miles north
Credit: Craig Chandler/University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Whole ecosystems are shifting dramatically north in the Great Plains, a phenomenon likely linked ...
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Cutting-edge food science reveals how to Finish Your Plates and reduce food waste
The team from the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), at the University's Holbeach Campus, is cooking up innovative ways ...
Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security
Credit: Photo by Ben Abbott EAST LANSING, Mich. - Pictures of the earth's water cycle used in education and research ...
Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians
Credit: Kostis Apostolakis Aquatic organisms in marine systems and freshwaters are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. These pathogens ...
Nonnative pear trees are showing up in US forests
Once a suburban favorite, Callery pear trees are now outcompeting many local trees, a biologist warnsCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative ...
Embracing bioinformatics in gene banks
The shift from Germplasm Collections towards bio-digital resource centresCredit: Regina Devrient / IPK Gatersleben The preservation of plant biodiversity is ...
Insects need empathy
Immediate, science-based community action can mitigate insect declineCredit: Julia Harencar This year, German environmentalists collected 1.75 million signatures for a ...
Trees for water quality credits
In a new study, UC Santa Barbara Bren School professor Arturo Keller links reforestation to water quality credits The more ...
Natural biodiversity protects rural farmers’ incomes from tropical weather shocks
Credit: UBC Media Relations A big data study covering more than 7,500 households across 23 tropical countries shows that natural ...
Scientists discover how plants breathe — and how humans shaped their ‘lungs’
Scientists have discovered how plants create networks of air channels -- the lungs of the leaf -- to transport carbon ...
Reining in the ecological effects of free-roaming horses
Free-roaming horses are an icon of the American West, frequently appearing in art and media as exemplars of the spirited ...
Towards a worldwide inventory of all plants
Researchers from Göttingen publish global database of regional plant lifeCredit: Ptarick Wiegelt Declining biodiversity due to man-made habitat destruction and ...
Undercounting of agroforestry skews climate change mitigation planning and reporting
Agroforestry is overlooked in global climate change reporting systems, resulting in missed opportunities to account for a major carbon sinkCredit: ...
ASPB names 2019 recipient of Leadership in Science Policy Public Service Award
Honor to be presented at Plant Biology 2019 in San Jose, California ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Plant ...
Organic farming enhances honeybee colony performance
Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops. ...
Managing the ups and downs of coffee production
Credit: César Elias Botelho National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuaria de Minas Gerais Each day, ...
Pine woodland restoration creates haven for birds in Midwest, MU study finds
Credit: University of Missouri. Millions of acres of pine woodlands once covered a large portion of the Midwest. But as ...
Goat milk kefir is proven to be good for your health
Kefir is a fermented dairy product that is gradually becoming more and more common to see on the shelves of ...
Ant farmers boost plant nutrition
Ant farmers boost plant nutrition with their feces, offering clues for future food securityCredit: University of Oxford Humans began cultivating ...
Big data and innovations for healthy bees
Recently started, Horizon 2020 project B-GOOD seeks to create a EU-wide management and health data platform to assist sustainable beekeepingCredit: ...