More than 80% of global land area needed to maintain human well-being and meet biodiversity targets is at risk of conflict with human development, according to a new study led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Ecology
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A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. has investigated the yield potential of wheat grown on controlled-environment vertical farms, finding it higher than expected. In their paper published ...
Humans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognizable without it. There would be no cities, no supermarkets, and no pets. Domestication is a special kind of cooperative relationship, where ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2020
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A newly identified coronavirus that killed nearly 25,000 piglets in 2016-17 in China emerged from horseshoe bats near the origin of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which emerged in 2002 in the ...
Ecology
Apr 4, 2018
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A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from Morocco in northwest Africa revealed that food production was introduced by Neolithic European and Levantine migrants and then adopted by local groups. A research team from ...
Archaeology
Jun 7, 2023
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The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used method of analysis often tends to overlook vital factors such as biodiversity, soil quality, pesticide impacts and societal shifts, ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2020
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It's August and 38C outside a greenhouse on a fruit farm in suburban Nanjing, China. Inside the farmhouse, customers sample organic grapes and peaches.
Environment
Apr 10, 2020
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Farm manure could be a viable source of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 8, 2018
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A team of researchers with members from Norway, Austria, Russia and Germany has found a kind of bacteria that oxidizes methane. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes ...
Ensuring sufficient global food production and supply using sustainable methods is one of the most significant challenges we face this century.
Ecology
Jul 13, 2022
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