Growing edible mushrooms alongside trees can produce a valuable food source for millions of people while capturing carbon, mitigating the impact of climate change, a new study by University of Stirling scientists has found.
Ecology
Mar 14, 2023
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Satellite-driven crop monitoring has become a main method to derive crop information at local, regional and global scales.
Biotechnology
Feb 24, 2023
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One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, researchers Maria Cristina Rulli of the Politecnico di Milano, Jampel Dell'Angelo of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Paul D'Odorico of the University of California at Berkeley, ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2023
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Climate change isn't the only threat facing California's birds. Over the course of the 20th century, urban sprawl and agricultural development have dramatically changed the landscape of the state, forcing many native species ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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Thursday, February 2 marks World Wetlands Day, an international government agreement acknowledging the importance of wetlands and their ecological role in conserving our ecosystems.
Ecology
Feb 2, 2023
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As the COP27 climate summit drew to a close over the weekend, it's important to acknowledge that progress was made on climate adaptation—even if more can be done.
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2022
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On August 29, 2022, a research team led by Prof. Wang Xiaoxi from the China Academy for Rural Development and School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University, and Prof. Yuan Changzheng from the School of Public Health of ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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Africa has one of the world's fastest population growth rates. Growth models project the continent's current population of about 1.3 billion people will nearly double to 2.5 billion by 2050—and it's likely to keep growing ...
Environment
Oct 6, 2022
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A study in the Review of Development Economics examines whether a typical developing country should invest more in agriculture or education, and at what stage of development it's optimal to invest more in each of these sectors.
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2022
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Efforts to improve the yields of staple cereal crops like maize and rice at scale in Africa remain seriously hampered by the effects of poor soil fertility. The lack of adequate information to base an effective fertilizer ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2022
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