Heavy Pesticide Use Strips Insect Diversity but Boosts Pests in Lettuce Fields
A Chilean field study found that conventionally managed lettuce farms sprayed seven to nine times per cycle supported fewer insect ...
Tag: agroecosystems
Blueberry Flower Shape Decides Which Bees Visit and Which Bees Steal
A Portuguese field study of 19 blueberry cultivars shows that corolla size filters which bees visit legitimately, which are excluded, ...
What Surrounds the Rice Field Matters More Than What Happens Inside It
A two-year study of rain-fed rice fields in Guinea-Bissau finds that the structure of the surrounding landscape, not local field ...
India’s Hidden Soil Life Mapped: Five Decades of Data Reveal Gaps Beneath Our Feet
A systematic review of 41 studies spanning 1970 to 2025 compiles India's first national map of soil biodiversity, revealing 205 ...
Moroccan Oases and Atlas Mountains Hide a Surprising Wealth of Fig Tree Genetic Diversity
A new ISSR marker study of 93 Moroccan fig cultivars reveals exceptionally high genetic diversity, with 89 percent of variation ...
Engineered Carbon Materials Could Lock Climate-Warming Carbon in Farm Soils, Review Finds
A major review of 25 years of research finds that biochar, hydrochar and artificial humic substances can boost soil carbon ...
Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Quietly Reshape Soil Fungal Communities Over Time
A new microcosm study finds that imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and clothianidin seed treatments cause compound-specific and time-dependent shifts in soil fungal ...
Pesticide-Free Rice Paddies Become Surprising Sanctuaries for Aquatic Life in Switzerland
The first systematic comparison of Swiss rice paddies with natural wetlands shows pesticide-free paddies support dense, distinct aquatic invertebrate communities ...
From Fat Hen to Field Guide: First Full BBCH Growth-Stage Map Reveals How Winter and Summer Lambsquarters Live Two Different Lives
Researchers have created the first complete BBCH phenological framework for Chenopodium album, revealing that its hexaploid winter and tetraploid summer ...
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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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