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New research targets soybean resilience to devastating nematode infestations
New research targets soybean resilience to devastating nematode infestationsScience

New research targets soybean resilience to devastating nematode infestations

Microscopic but mighty, plant-parasitic nematodes are responsible for $160 billion in agricultural losses worldwide every year. Among the most destructive is the southern root-knot nematode,…
SourceSourceDecember 15, 2024 Full article
Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UN
Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UNNews

Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UN

By Kelly MACNAMARA Paris, France | AFP - Unsustainable farming and deforestation are threatening the planet's capacity to sustain human societies, the UN warned Sunday,…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2024

Coral adaptation faces limits under escalating global warming Coral adaptation to rising ocean temperatures and marine heatwaves is unlikely to match the pace of climate…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 29, 2024 Full article
Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.
Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.NewsScience

Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have proposed a groundbreaking two-way water leasing model designed to address water scarcity challenges in…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 28, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 18, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 18, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 18, 2024

The hidden costs of our diets: A global perspective on environmental pressure Shifting global diets to more sustainable options presents a potential solution to mitigate…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announced
Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announcedNews

Winners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announced

Applied Microbiology International - The prizes, awarded by the learned society Applied Microbiology International (AMI), celebrate the brightest minds in the field and promote the…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 8, 2024
Climate Science Digest: November 8, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 8, 2024

Unexpected measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider reveal warming impact on Antarctic ice shelf Gillian Damerell (formerly UEA) preparing to deploy the Seaglider Marlin with the Ross…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 8, 2024 Full article
Making agriculture more resilient to climate change
Making agriculture more resilient to climate changeNews

Making agriculture more resilient to climate change

Researchers across MIT are working on ways to boost food production and help crops survive drought. Anne Trafton | MIT News - As Earth’s temperature…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 43, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 43, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 43, 2024

Intensified greenhouse gas prediction: Configuring Gate with Fine-Tuning Shifts with Bi-LSTM and GRU System On a global scale, climate change refers to persistent alterations in…
SourceSourceOctober 27, 2024 Full article
Plant diversity boosts soil carbon retention and crop health
Plant diversity boosts soil carbon retention and crop healthScience

Plant diversity boosts soil carbon retention and crop health

The potential to mitigate climate change could be hiding in our fields. Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is emerging as a powerful tool to…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 24, 2024 Full article
Science’s key role in addressing global crises
Science’s key role in addressing global crisesNewsScience

Science’s key role in addressing global crises

A new paper published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation highlights the critical role of science in tackling global crises, calling for a more engaged and…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 23, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024

Vulnerability of Arctic-Boreal methane emissions to climate change The rapid warming of the Arctic-Boreal region has led to the concern that large amounts of methane…
SourceSourceOctober 20, 2024 Full article
Making food safer and sustainable
Making food safer and sustainableFacts

Making food safer and sustainable

As World Food Day approaches on October 16, global food systems face urgent calls for transformation to ensure sustainable and safe nutrition for all. The…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 14, 2024 Full article
Optimizing vertical farming by varying light, humidity, and other growing conditions
Optimizing vertical farming by varying light, humidity, and other growing conditionsScience

Optimizing vertical farming by varying light, humidity, and other growing conditions

How can we provide healthy, vitamin-rich food to growing urban populations? One solution is to cultivate crops indoors, in stacked layers of growing platforms. Such…
SourceSourceOctober 12, 2024 Full article
Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilience
Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilienceScience

Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilience

In a breakthrough for sustainable agriculture, researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified the genes responsible for the production of a unique…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024 Full article
Turning dairy farm methane into biogas could save UK £400 million annually, study
Turning dairy farm methane into biogas could save UK £400 million annually, studyNewsScience

Turning dairy farm methane into biogas could save UK £400 million annually, study

New research reveals that methane emissions from slurry stores on dairy farms may be up to five times greater than official estimates suggest, offering a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024 Full article
Denmark can meet nitrogen reduction targets with Green Tripartite Agreement, but challenges remain
Denmark can meet nitrogen reduction targets with Green Tripartite Agreement, but challenges remainNews

Denmark can meet nitrogen reduction targets with Green Tripartite Agreement, but challenges remain

A recalculation of Denmark's nitrogen reduction targets, known as the second opinion, has provided a stronger foundation for environmental efforts, particularly regarding the country's aquatic…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouse
Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouseClimate

Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouse

The global food system is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, making the reduction of these emissions a top priority for climate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
Century-old barley experiment unlocks genetic secrets for climate-resilient crops
Century-old barley experiment unlocks genetic secrets for climate-resilient cropsNewsScience

Century-old barley experiment unlocks genetic secrets for climate-resilient crops

A century-old experiment, initiated before the Great Depression, has led scientists to uncover the genetic keys behind barley's remarkable adaptability. This discovery could safeguard barley,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 11, 2024 Full article
Three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming faster
Three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming fasterClimate

Three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming faster

By Frontiers Evidence indicates that methane emissions were responsible for about half of global warming we’ve experienced so far—but compared to carbon dioxide, methane has…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
Bold moves needed for California agriculture to adapt to climate change
Bold moves needed for California agriculture to adapt to climate changeClimateScience

Bold moves needed for California agriculture to adapt to climate change

By David Danelski | University of California - Riverside California should take urgent and bold measures to adapt its $59 billion agriculture sector to climate…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why
One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason whyClimate

One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why

Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world. By Ayurella Horn-Muller | Grist One…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
Emerging economies to drive agricultural markets amid shifting regional dynamics
Emerging economies to drive agricultural markets amid shifting regional dynamicsNews

Emerging economies to drive agricultural markets amid shifting regional dynamics

Emerging economies are set to remain the key drivers of global agricultural market growth over the next decade, according to the newly released OECD-FAO Agricultural…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreJuly 2, 2024 Full article