Researchers have developed a simpler, more cost-effective method to measure a biologically important form of phosphorus in soils, providing new insights into nutrient cycling that could help improve sustainable agricultural ...
Agriculture
Jun 17, 2026
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A herb that grows abundantly in coastal areas can be used to rid the soil around nuclear plants of cesium, a radioactive by-product of reactors, says a new study.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2022
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A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of nutrients.
Biotechnology
Jul 17, 2024
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There's nothing like the fresh eggs from your own hens, the more than 400,000 Australians who keep backyard chooks will tell you. Unfortunately, it's often not just freshness and flavor that set their eggs apart from those ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2022
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Agriculture involves a difficult balance between food production and environmental impact. For example, fertilizers can help to achieve good crop yields, but over-using them produces greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2022
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It's one thing for a hybrid citrus tree to tolerate citrus greening disease (a.k.a. Huanglongbing) and quite another if it also produces orange-like fruit—especially if the juice makes for a delicious breakfast beverage. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 28, 2024
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Would you eat potatoes grown in human poo? And how would you feel if the marigolds in your local park sprouted from human manure? In the midst of climate crisis, human manure offers significant environmental benefits. But ...
Other
Aug 21, 2024
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Christian Schubert and Scott Lafontaine are fighting an old prejudice: that rice doesn't belong in beer. Now they've got the research to upend that ancient bit of brewing snobbery.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2025
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Bioenergy crops such as miscanthus and switchgrass provide several environmental benefits, but low returns and profit risks are barriers for investment by farmers. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2023
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In the high-elevation desert region of the Trans-Himalayas, most people farm for a living. In the 1980s, they largely transitioned from subsistence-based to market-oriented production of commercial crops, such as green peas ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2025
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