Scientists have discovered how plants create networks of air channels—the lungs of the leaf—to transport carbon dioxide (CO2) to their cells.
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2019
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Wheat plants engineered to have fewer microscopic pores—called stomata—on their leaves are better able to survive drought conditions associated with climate breakdown, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2019
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Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration, deforestation—and of course, climate change. Plant-based diets, insect ...
Environment
May 30, 2019
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Big food brands, such as Kellogg, Campbell, Mars Wrigley and General Mills, have started investing in their ingredients by helping farmers improve soil health and sustainability. Not only do these programs enable companies ...
Other
May 29, 2019
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When thinking about ways to end global hunger, many scholars focus too narrowly on increasing crop yields while overlooking other critical aspects of the food system.
Environment
May 21, 2019
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Specially developed foams could help avert a global food security crisis by replacing fast-degrading soils, according to scientists.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2019
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In nature conservation and agriculture, there are two opposing views of how to combine high biodiversity and sustainable food production: Nature conservation should either be integrated into agricultural land, or segregated ...
Ecology
May 15, 2019
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In Avengers: Endgame, the highly-anticipated 22nd film in the Marvel franchise, Earth's mightiest heroes contend with the repercussions of supervillain Thanos wiping out half of all life in the universe with the snap of his ...
Environment
May 6, 2019
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University of Queensland researchers are investigating the use of maggots, locusts and other alternative proteins in a range of specialty foods.
Other
May 1, 2019
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The future of farming has to look different from farming today. Tremendously different. Otherwise, we will risk losing even more biodiversity, continue with polluting water bodies, driving erosion and running down soil fertility. ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2019
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