Dust-borne microbes connect deserts and cities, scientists urge joint restoration
Every gust of wind that sweeps across a dryland landscape does more than stir up dust. It launches an invisible ...
Tag: desertification
Thirty-One Years of Dune Planting in Algeria Reveals Which Shrub Best Restores Life to Shifting Sands
A 31-year dune fixation experiment in Algeria shows that retam shrubs support richer plant and grasshopper communities than tamarix or ...
Symbiosis Between Shelterbelts and Desert Industries Offers a New Path to Sustainable Sand Control
A multi-case study of China's Taklamakan Desert-fringe shelter-belt project reveals how six desert-based industries either thrived or collapsed depending on ...
Camels Could Bankroll the Restoration of Tunisia’s Dying Rangelands
A new SWOT-based study argues that Tunisia's dromedary camel value chains, despite low productivity and informal markets, could attract investment ...
Crushed Plant Waste Turns Thirsty Desert Sand Into Soil That Holds Water
A field trial in arid sandy land shows that mixing crushed alfalfa and ryegrass residues into topsoil slows infiltration, curbs ...
Cement Mill Physics Could Turn Desert Sand Into Farmable Soil, Study Proposes
A conceptual study proposes adapting cement grinding techniques, combined with biochar and solar power, to transform coarse desert sand into ...
Deep Learning Model Maps Desertification Risk With 92 Percent Accuracy
Researchers in India have developed a deep learning framework called ASTILM that fuses fuzzy logic and CNN-LSTM networks to assess ...
Two Decades of Satellite Data Reveal How Brazil’s Caatinga Forest Defies Drought
A twenty-year satellite analysis shows Brazil's Caatinga dry forest has kept its carbon and water balance stable despite warming, with ...
Fences Alone Cannot Save Desertified Alpine Grasslands, Soil Study Reveals
New research on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau shows that fencing alone cannot restore desertified alpine grasslands because depleted soil carbon and ...
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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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