Coffee is important to the economies of coffee producing regions. A study published in PLOS Climate by Doug Richardson at CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and colleagues suggests that climate change ...
Ecology
Mar 8, 2023
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Due to the war in Ukraine, wheat exports have declined worldwide. Yield fluctuations and losses due to climate change are additionally hampering the supply situation in individual regions of the world. As a result, wheat ...
Agriculture
Dec 8, 2022
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A new study has linked subtle changes in the wettest weather to the occurrence of drought across Australia.
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2022
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Early farming in Scotland was a less smelly affair than elsewhere, as new research shows they did not need to use manure to fertilize their fields—unlike their counterparts in other parts of the British Isles and on mainland ...
Archaeology
Oct 10, 2022
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Fixing hunger is as challenging as ever. Many food producers, including farmers, hunters and fishers are food-insecure; meaning they're not always sure where their next meal will come from. More than 50% of the roughly 600 ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2022
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Dust from all over the world is landing in the Sierra Nevada mountains carrying microbes that are toxic to both plants and humans.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2022
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Whether to spend money on outer space exploration or to apply it to solve serious problems on Earth, like climate change and food shortages, is a contentious debate. But one argument in favor of space exploration highlights ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2022
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To assess how climate warming will change risks such as crop failures and wildfires, it's necessary to look at how the risks are likely to interact.
Environment
Apr 27, 2022
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Wetland plants have a high tolerance against flooding due to the formation of "lysigenous aerenchyma," air channels that help transfer gases to the submerged roots. These channels also help the plant withstand drought and ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 4, 2022
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International research led by Prof. Wim Thiery of the VUB research group BCLIMATE shows that children are to face disproportional increases in lifetime extreme event exposure—especially in low-income countries. Under current ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2021
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