How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite […]
The climate science community has long known about super pollutants. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported on their warming potential for years. But only recently has momentum built around the urgent need […]
A new CABI-led study investigated smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices toward parthenium and biological control in Pakistan.This post was originally published on this site.
A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic “greening” in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge. The new opinion article, “Is Antarctica Greening?” published in Global Change Biology, responds directly […]
Plant architecture influences the microenvironment throughout the crop canopy. Plants with a more erect leaf architecture allow more light to reach lower canopy leaves.This post was originally published on this site.
On average, four planes crash each day in the United States with almost all of aircraft involved being single-engine planes. One in five of those crashes were caused by in-flight loss of control, defined by […]
The use of electronics in various forms is on the rise, from wearable devices like smartwatches to implantable devices like body-implanted sensors, skin-worn smart patches, and disposable monitoring devices. These devices, which are inevitably discarded […]
Bricks made from used coffee grounds could soon reshape Australia’s construction industry, and its carbon footprint, thanks to researchers at Swinburne University of Technology.This post was originally published on this site.
A research team led by Prof. Kong Xiangfeng from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed a novel strategy to enhance pork quality by modulating gut microbiota, potentially bridging […]
A global study has revealed that mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM) serves as the most stable long-term reservoir of carbon across diverse ecosystems, providing new insights into how carbon moves and stabilizes in soils.This post was […]
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