Agriculture
Less Nitrogen, More Carbon: Straw Trick Turns Saline Soils into Carbon Sinks
A three-year field experiment in China's Yellow River Delta shows that pairing reduced nitrogen fertilizer with half-dose straw incorporation boosts...
Nine-Year Field Trial Reveals Which Perennial Grasses Best Restore Degraded Semi-Arid Soils
A nine-year Indian field trial found that guinea grass and a tri-specific hybrid grass most effectively rebuilt soil carbon, fertility,...
Climate Change Could Nearly Double the Bamboo Borer’s Global Habitat by 2100
MaxEnt modeling under CMIP6 climate scenarios projects that suitable habitat for the destructive bamboo borer Dinoderus minutus could expand from...
Tractor GPS Alone Predicts Silage Bale Yields in Real Time
A five-season study shows that GNSS distance data from ordinary baling machinery can predict how many bales remain in a...
Cold Shock and a Growth Regulator Crack the Haploid Bottleneck in African Marigold Breeding
Researchers at ICAR-IARI have for the first time regenerated haploid African marigold plants directly from unfertilized ovaries using cold shock...
Chloroplast Genomes Reveal How Polyploidy Shapes Alfalfa’s Wild Cold-Hardy Relative
A new comparative genomics study of Medicago shows that whole-genome duplication leaves the chloroplast genomes of yellow-flowered alfalfa largely unchanged,...
Biodegradable Plastics May Be Worse for the Climate Than Conventional Ones, Soil Study Finds
A 60-day incubation study of Loess Plateau orchard soils shows biodegradable PLA microplastics sharply increased carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide...
When Rain Falls Matters More Than How Much: New Index Tracks Drought Risk in Sudan’s Sorghum Belt
A nearly four-decade analysis of Sudan's Gedaref State shows that the internal structure of seasonal rainfall, including onset timing, dry...
SKA Telescopes Reveal Living Legacy of the World’s First Astronomers
A decade of workshops with San-descended communities around South Africa's SKA telescope site shows that Indigenous sky knowledge is a...
Mistletoe quietly drains cocoa trees of key nutrients, Ghana study reveals
Research on Ghanaian cocoa farms shows the hemiparasitic mistletoe Tapinanthus bangwensis selectively depletes nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and copper in host...
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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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