Cloud Country’s Fragile Soils: Scientists Decode Why Meghalaya’s Hills Wash Away
A detailed study of twelve benchmark soil series on the Meghalaya Plateau reveals that organic matter, critical shear stress and ...
Tag: land use
New Global Albedo Dataset Could Reshape How We Count the Climate Cost of Land Use
Researchers have built a global dataset of realistic surface albedo values for 22 land cover types, revealing that simplified methods ...
Words That Fell Trees: Bolsonaro Rhetoric Tied to Surging Amazon Deforestation
A University of Bonn-led study finds that anti-conservation statements by Brazil's Bolsonaro government accelerated Amazon deforestation by lowering landholders' perceived ...
Hidden Erosion: Model Reveals Surface Runoff Is Not the Main Culprit Behind Brazil’s Pampa Gullies
A physics-based erosion model applied to a sandy southern Brazilian watershed reveals that subsurface processes, not surface runoff, drive the ...
Palm Oil Giants’ Path to Sustainability Runs Through Regulation and Renewable Energy, Study Finds
A new panel study of eight major palm oil-producing economies finds that regulatory quality and renewable energy consumption, not cropland ...
Hidden Chemistry of a Karst Wetland Reveals Why Phosphorus Behaves Differently Across Soils
A new study of China's Huixian Karst Wetland shows that calcium and bicarbonate ions can either suppress or accelerate phosphorus ...
Khat Cash Crop Sustains Ethiopian Farmers but Squeezes Food Security
A mixed-methods study in eastern Ethiopia finds khat cultivation delivers reliable income and perceived soil and water conservation benefits while ...
Global Model Links Water, Energy, Minerals and Land to Chart the Path to 2 Degrees
Researchers have built the first global model to fully couple life cycle impact assessment with an integrated assessment model spanning ...
Harare’s Gridlock Is an Economic Squeeze, and a Planning Matrix May Untangle It
A new study applies a log-frame evaluation to Harare's congestion, arguing that the city's gridlock stems from an extreme concentration ...
Forest Soils Outperform Farmland in Land Use Study of Southwest Nigeria
A new study combining multivariate statistics and GIS mapping shows that forest land maintains the highest soil fertility in Southwest ...
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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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