Surviving on a warming planet can be a matter of timing—but simply shifting lifecycle stages to match the tempo of climate change has hidden dangers for some animals, according to new research from the Max Planck Institute ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2020
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Environmental engineers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new framework for characterizing snow droughts around the world. Using this tool to analyze conditions from 1980 to 2018, the researchers found ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 4, 2020
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Eggs that would otherwise be wasted can be used as the base of an inexpensive coating to protect fruits and vegetables, according to Rice University researchers.
Materials Science
Jun 4, 2020
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The excrement of hippos plays an important role in the ecosystem of African lakes and rivers. Because there are fewer and fewer hippos, this ecosystem is in danger. In the long term, this could lead to food shortages at Lake ...
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2019
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All over China, a huge change has been taking place without any of us noticing. Rice paddies have been (and are being) converted at an astonishing rate into aquaculture ponds to produce more protein for the worlds growing ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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A new bioengineering approach for boosting photosynthesis in rice plants could increase grain yield by up to 27%, according to a study publishing January 10 in the journal Molecular Plant. The approach, called GOC bypass, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2019
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Approximately 117 million more people could face water shortages if global temperatures increase 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels compared to a 1.5-degree Celsius increase in temperatures, a new study suggests.
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2018
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Growing global food demand, climate change, and climate policies favoring bioenergy production are expected to increase pressures on water resources around the world. Many analysts predict that water shortages will constrain ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2018
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Weather extremes caused by climate change could raise the risk of food shortages in many countries, new research suggests.
Environment
Apr 1, 2018
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It's often said that through our innovations in science, agriculture and medicine humans have become masters of our biological destiny.
Evolution
Nov 15, 2016
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