Open-source AI maps Senegal’s smallholder farms with record accuracy
An open-source AI model developed at the University of Cambridge outperformed existing satellite crop mapping methods in Senegal's groundnut basin,...
Cheap Soil Moisture Sensors Fail the Test: Mid-Range Probes Win on Precision Irrigation
A benchmark of seventeen commercial soil moisture sensors across three soil types finds that mid-range FDR probes deliver the best...
Invasive Weed Turned Biochar Shields Sorghum From Salt Stress
Biochar made from the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus significantly reduced oxidative damage and boosted antioxidant defenses in salt-stressed sorghum seedlings,...
Which Plants Rule the Carbon Beneath Tibet’s Meadows? Microbes Hold the Answer
New research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau shows that dominant plant species and their associated microbial communities determine whether alpine meadow...
Machine learning maps the climate limits of Chinese milk vetch in southern rice paddies
A machine learning analysis of 572 field measurements reveals nonlinear temperature and rainfall thresholds that will determine where Chinese milk...
Biochar, Water-Storing Polymers and Silicon Team Up to Shield Poplar Trees from Drought
A new study shows that combining biochar, superabsorbent polymer, and silicon in soil dramatically improves drought tolerance, growth, and photosynthesis...
World’s First Maize-Teosinte Hybrid Debuts as High-Yield Forage Crop for India’s Dairy Farmers
Indian breeders have released DFH-2, the world's first single-cross hybrid between maize and its wild ancestor teosinte, notified for high-yield...
When Land Rights Fail, Hunger Follows: Inside Uganda’s Quiet Food Security Crisis
A qualitative study of 27 key informants across Mbale, Bukedea, and Luwero districts reveals how inheritance disputes, informal land documentation,...
Urban Herbs Reveal Stress Fingerprints Near Industrial Zones, Study Finds
A new study in Plant Biosystems shows that common urban herbs display measurable shifts in leaf, stem, and pigment traits...
Calf Sex and Breed Don’t Matter: Parity Holds the Key to Tropical Dairy Yields
A six-year analysis of dairy records in Trinidad and Tobago shows that parity and early lactation performance, not calf sex...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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