Farmers are to be paid to help restore natural habitats and rewild Britain in government plans aimed at filling the gap left by EU subsidies, according to reports.
Environment
Jan 3, 2022
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After the long COVID-induced lockdowns of 2021, I'm more excited than usual for a joyous gathering at Christmas, where four generations of our family will sit around our much-used dining table for dinner.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2021
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A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to the next level. But, botanically speaking, that's what mistletoe is.
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2021
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For the first time ever, scientists have been able to measure the speed of a bacterium that causes the incurable citrus greening disease. Citrus greening disease (also known as Huanglongbing) is the most devastating citrus ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2021
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An Honorary Professor from the University of Stirling has made a breakthrough in resolving a key conflict in the world's quest for net zero—how to reconcile tree planting and food production.
Environment
Nov 29, 2021
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In the Wasatch Mountains of the western US on the slopes above a spring-fed lake, there dwells a single giant organism that provides an entire ecosystem on which plants and animals have relied for thousands of years. Found ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2021
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Diseases affecting different UK tree species have been shown to have a multiplying effect on the loss of associated biodiversity, according to new research published in the Journal of Ecology by James Hutton Institute scientists ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2021
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Refugees are on the move in forests across the western U.S. As climate conditions change, the ranges of tree species are shifting, especially toward cooler or wetter sites. A new Stanford analysis provides some of the first ...
Ecology
Nov 15, 2021
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Grand global commitments to plant trees to fight climate change are welcome. Healthy landscapes that suck planet-heating carbon out of the atmosphere—locking it into forests and soils—are among the best technologies there ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2021
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Drinking orange juice with breakfast has been a staple in kitchens for years. But a disease has been infecting citrus trees and reducing yields, threatening the supply. Called "citrus greening," it causes trees to decline ...
Agriculture
Nov 8, 2021
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