Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025Science
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Study reveals…

Flooding stress in soybeans: Impact on yield and seed compositionScience
SourceFebruary 4, 2025
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Flooding stress in soybeans: Impact on yield and seed composition
Summary How flooding soybeans in early reproductive stages impacts yield, seed compositionTrend toward early plantingSeed composition discoveryLooks can be deceivingLearning more Summary: Soybean breeders are…

New £2 million project to save UK from food shortagesNews
SourceJanuary 30, 2025
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New £2 million project to save UK from food shortages
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is leading a new £2 million initiative to help prevent food shortages that could potentially trigger civil unrest in the UK.…

How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food suppliesScience
SourceNovember 15, 2024
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How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies
As the climate crisis alters familiar growing conditions, we urgently need to find ways of protecting the world against famines. Currently, our food system is…

Making agriculture more resilient to climate changeNews
SourceNovember 1, 2024
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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…

Droughts threaten Spain’s dehesa pastures: new tool aids livestock managementScience
Muser NewsDeskOctober 31, 2024
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Droughts threaten Spain’s dehesa pastures: new tool aids livestock management
Pigs feed on grass in a pasture in the northern part of Córdoba province. Credit: IFAPA In Spain's iconic dehesas - vast oak-studded pastures integral…

Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilienceScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024
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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…

How climate change is impacting global food and timber supply competitionClimate
Adrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024
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How climate change is impacting global food and timber supply competition
Climate change is set to significantly disrupt the global balance between land used for food production and timber harvesting, according to a new study by…

Climate change fuels rise in salmonella risk from raw produceScience
Adrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024
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Climate change fuels rise in salmonella risk from raw produce
Climate change is poised to elevate the risk of foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella enterica, particularly through the consumption of raw produce, according to new…

Local food production saves costs and carbonClimateScience
SourceJuly 30, 2024
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Local food production saves costs and carbon
Study highlights economic and environmental efficiency of Indigenous harvesting in the Canadian Arctic communities. By Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Emphasizing local food production…

We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animalsScience
SourceJuly 15, 2024
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We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animals
By SWPS University Giving a chicken, turkey or pig a name and pointing out its individual qualities may change children's attitudes towards animals. It makes…

Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layerScience
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer
Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. By University…
