War and Invasive Insects Push a Lifesaving Cactus Toward Collapse in the Horn of Africa
A systematic review finds that the Tigray War's collapse of community pest control allowed the invasive carmine cochineal insect to ...
Tag: Food security
Sunflower Genes Could Hold the Key to Climate-Proof Crops in the World’s Driest Farmlands
A new review argues that sunflower's remarkable tolerance to combined drought, heat, salt, and pathogen stress makes it a powerful ...
War Leaves a Lasting Scar on the World’s Farmland, Global Study Finds
A global analysis of satellite cropland maps and over 460,000 conflict events shows that armed conflict caused disproportionate farmland loss ...
Scientists engineer plant immune receptors to fight devastating cereal blast fungus
UK-led researchers have bioengineered tandem kinase immune receptors to recognise multiple blast fungus effectors, opening a path to durable resistance ...
Scientists Hunt Hidden Drought Genes in Ancient and Synthetic Wheats
A new study of 42 diverse hexaploid wheat lines combines field phenotyping and SSR markers to identify drought-tolerant donors and ...
Salt-Stressed Soils Are Quietly Draining the World’s Nitrogen
A Nature Food commentary argues that soil salinization imposes hidden costs by reducing nitrogen-use efficiency and increasing reactive-nitrogen losses, strengthening ...
Fixing Salty Soils Could Halve Nitrogen Pollution and Add Billions in Crop Value
A new global analysis finds that managing salt-affected croplands could cut reactive nitrogen losses by 59 percent, boost crop production ...
Open-Source Solar-Powered Aeroponic Tower Grows Food Off the Grid for $720
Researchers have unveiled TOTEM, an open-source, solar-powered vertical aeroponic system that grows 24 basil plants using a fraction of the ...
New Protein Structure Database Maps 410,000 Interactions Across Farm Animals
Researchers have launched AASIA, the first structure-informed protein interaction database covering chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, and sheep with over 410,000 ...
Ethiopian Farmers Rely on Informal Networks to Adapt to Climate Change
A survey of 384 smallholder farmers in eastern Ethiopia finds that climate perceptions match meteorological records but that informal social ...
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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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