Human waste an asset to economy, environment, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Human waste might be an unpleasant public health burden, but scientists ...
Tag: Nature
Just the tonic! How an afternoon tipple made from peas could help save the rainforest
Credit: Professor Williams, Trinity College Dublin It's the season for a cold, refreshing gin and tonic. We may question the ...
Project to examine ‘price of birdsong’
What is the natural world worth? Can you put a price on birdsong? These are among the questions to be ...
Well-meaning climate measures can make matters worse
Lifestyle changes can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help protect nature. While some actions offer great potential, some aren't ...
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 ...
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 ...
UTSA uses permeable pavements and grass to cool cities and clean the water
Credit: Photo by Jonas Weckschmied (San Antonio, June 24, 2019) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College ...
Why climate change means a rethink of coffee and cocoa production systems
Credit: Bioversity International/K.DeSousa Global demand for coffee and cocoa is on the rise. Yet across the equatorial belt where these ...
New research shows importance of climate on spruce beetle flight
Credit: Karina Puikkonen/Colorado State University If the climate continues warming as predicted, spruce beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains could ...
Rebirth of the Japanese black tea market: challenges for entrepreneurial green tea farmers
Credit: Kanazawa University In Japan, tea farms are found in warm areas, whose northern limit is Ibaraki prefecture, where green ...
Study reveals new genomic roots of ecological adaptation in polar bear evolution
UMass Amherst genomicist explores how natural selection shaped gene copy numbersCredit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Scientists from the University ...
Bees required to create an excellent blueberry crop
Southeern blueberry bees are the bestCredit: Photo credit Blair Sampson, ARS. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, June 17, 2019--Getting an excellent rabbiteye ...
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