Global warming is leading to longer growing seasons worldwide, with many plants growing earlier in spring and continuing longer in autumn thanks to warmer temperatures. Now, however, plant ecologists at the University of ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
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The availability of foods based on plant proteins to substitute for meat has increased dramatically as more people choose a plant-based diet. At the same time, there are many challenges regarding the nutritional value of ...
Biotechnology
Dec 8, 2022
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It's almost bushfire season. Yes, even though floods are still racing through parts of eastern Australia. Fire conditions are above average including in inland New South Wales and Queensland.
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2022
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Zero deforestation commitments may inadvertently leave vital habitats in Latin America and Africa vulnerable to agricultural expansion, a new study has found.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2022
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As ecosystem engineers, termites provide a range of ecosystem services. Although termites represent an ideal study system to examine broad-scale diversity patterns, their broad scale biogeographical patterns have yet to be ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2022
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With the rising cost of living and vegetables becoming more expensive, University of Adelaide research has found that 65 percent of Adelaide homes can grow enough vegetables to become self-sufficient by using their own rainwater.
Environment
Nov 9, 2022
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Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have successfully genetically modified a plant protein that is responsible for oil accumulation in plant seeds and edible nuts.
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2022
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We need to rethink how we think about Indigenous crops, say Carnegie plant biologists. These crops include groundnut, teff grass, and a wide range of cereals, grains, fruits, legumes, and root vegetables predominantly cultivated ...
Agriculture
Nov 7, 2022
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New Zealand agriculture contributed 50% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, an unusually high proportion by world standards. Dairy farming was responsible for about half of the 39.1 megatons of carbon dioxide ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
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Global warming is changing the Arctic by causing permafrost thaw, glacier melt, droughts, fires and changes in vegetation. These developments are strongly linked to the energy exchange between land and the atmosphere. Researchers ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
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