Agriculture
Exploring options for the sustainable management of phosphorus
Focusing on Sweden, a new IIASA study assessed the feasibility of recovering phosphorus from municipal wastewater as an alternative sustainable...
USDA-NIFA awards $300K to study food safety, plant pathogens and pests in hydroponics
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming gain a greater foothold in modern agriculture, a new $300,000 grant...
Researchers earn USDA funding to develop biological weed herbicide for stubborn Palmer amaranth
Colorado State University researchers are developing a novel biological herbicide that would specifically target Palmer amaranth – one of the...
Nearly 25% of European landscape could be rewilded
Europe's abandoned farmlands could find new life through rewilding, a movement to restore ravaged landscapes to their wilderness before human...
Research collaboration to explore the impact of cover crops on soil health and corn production to improve agriculture sustainability
ST. LOUIS, MO, AUGUST, 14, 2024 – Christopher Topp, PhD, Member and Principal Investigator of the Danforth Plant Science Center and...
Newly discovered ability of comammox bacteria could help reduce nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture
An international research team led by the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna...
Consumer-grade insecticide sprays fail to control cockroaches, study shows
Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value"...
Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed
The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off...
Amelioration of habitat since the early Holocene contributed to the origin of agriculture in the farming-pastoral zone of northern China
The beginning of agriculture is one of the most significant events in human history. The origin and spread of agriculture...
Monitoring forest condition in Germany
Roughly one third of the area of Germany, comprising approx. 11 million hectares, are covered by forest. The distribution of...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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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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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies