Veterinarians from RUDN University have developed a way to increase the resistance of carp, the most common fish in fish farms, to the harmful effects of ammonia, which is found in almost all water bodies. The researchers ...
Plants & Animals
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Reducing emissions from deforestation and farming is an urgent global priority if we want to control climate change. However, like many climate change problems, the solution is complicated. Cutting down forests to plant edible ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2019
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Of the major food crops, only rice is currently able to survive flooding. Thanks to new research, that could soon change—good news for a world in which rains are increasing in both frequency and intensity.
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2019
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Our love for steaks and burgers is contributing to rapidly exploding climate change and ironically setting up the planet to one day not have enough to eat.
Environment
Aug 19, 2019
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A U.N. report released last week found a quarter of the world's carbon emissions come from the food chain, particularly meat farming. This has prompted calls to sharply reduce emissions from agriculture and to feed the world ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2019
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Given the choice between ice cream and vegetables, for many people it'll be the ice cream. But sometimes it depends on the situation. If you'd eaten ice cream every day for a week, you might prefer the salad. Human preferences ...
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Aug 13, 2019
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Not everyone needs to become a vegetarian, much less vegan, to keep the planet from overheating, but it would probably make things a lot easier if they did.
Environment
Aug 9, 2019
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A combination of waste materials supplemented with a product of biomass could help in the search for high quality soils, a new study suggests.
Environment
Aug 2, 2019
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A shift in how Alberta forests are managed could benefit grizzly bears, according to new research from the University of Alberta.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2019
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By 2030, the world's population is projected to be about 8.5 billion people. Global food security is a major concern for governments—zero hunger is the second most important of the United Nations Sustainable Development ...
Plants & Animals
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