27/04/2025

New study highlights global aridification, threat to agriculture

A long-term shift toward drier conditions is reshaping landscapes and livelihoods across the globe. Known as aridification, this gradual drying trend now affects 2.3 billion people and 40% of Earth's land, with serious implications ...

Austria trials DNA testing to uncover honey fraud

At a laboratory in Austria's mountainous Tyrol province, scientists are DNA testing about 100 honey samples a month to learn about their composition—and in some cases to determine whether they have been adulterated.

Giant kangaroos perished during 'climate upheaval'

Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when "climate upheaval" turned lush Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said Thursday after studying ancient fossils with new techniques.