Cornell researchers have discovered a previously unknown way plants regulate water that is so fundamental it may change plant biology textbooks—and open the door to breeding more drought-tolerant crops.
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2025
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Countries around the world are facing worsening heat waves, hurricanes, droughts and floods. If current trends continue, governments need to prepare for a much hotter world with a predicted increase in global temperatures ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2025
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As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects of a warming climate?
Biotechnology
Nov 10, 2025
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"God, God, God, protect them," chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya where it hasn't rained since April.
Agriculture
Oct 31, 2025
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Every year, abiotic stress factors such as drought, heat, salinity or high light intensity—combined with unfavorable soil conditions caused by human activity (herbicides, pH changes, or various contaminants such as microplastics)—and ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2025
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Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by putting their natural processes into overdrive when water is in short supply, prioritizing continued growth over water conservation, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2025
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Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, with monsoons, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves all occurring with greater frequency and intensity. Aside from disturbing ecosystems, these environmental shifts ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2025
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Plant functional diversity is highly dynamic over time and fluctuates considerably. It is influenced by seasonal cycles and wet-dry periods, and varies depending on the region. These are the findings of researchers from Leipzig ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2025
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José Luis Araus, professor at the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Biology and member of Agrotecnio—CERCA center in agrotechnology—participated in a study showing that wheat varieties that perform best under ideal conditions ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 9, 2025
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Climate change is making some regions less habitable for humans, whether by raising sea levels, hurting crop yields, or intensifying droughts, storms, and wildfires. Yet, if you ask people why they're moving, few say it's ...
Environment
Oct 8, 2025
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