The negative effects of higher temperatures, along with higher incidences of extreme events such as droughts and flooding, on staple crops are widely accepted but globing warming is bringing with
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The recent presentation of the French government’s anti-pollution plan was an opportunity for many in the media to remind us of a significant figure: air pollution from fine particles is
A new study published on 27 August in Nature Climate Change has shown that elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are affecting the nutrient content of staple crops,
A new study published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews on 23 August sought to determine whether Sweden’s current willow (Salix spp.) production, as a source of bioenergy, is capable of
After 13 long years, scientists have achieved the once ‘impossible’ task of mapping the genome of wheat. Wheat is the most widely grown crop worldwide and is essential for food
A new study published on August 15 in Nature suggests that alternatives to harmful neonicotinoid pesticides may be just as harmful to bumble bees. New sulfoximine-based pesticides were touted as
According to a new study published on August 15 in iScience, an open source interdisciplinary journal, ocean microbes may play a key role in atmospheric processes like cloud formation. The research,
Assessing the impact of solar geoengineering: strategies to reduce global warming will not prevent crop damage
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A new study published on August 8 in Nature, a scientific journal, suggests that the positive effects of aerosols intentionally released into the atmosphere ― a form of solar geoengineering ―
Progress in sustainable agriculture: high-performing soil microbes boost plant growth
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Two separate studies published this week show that beneficial soil microbes can support certain agricultural crops. One study has identified an unusual relationship between a particular species of maize and
A brief perspective published in Science on August 3, written by Dr Brande Wulff of the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK and Dr Kanwarpal Dhugga from Mexico’s International Maize