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How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies
How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food suppliesScience

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…
SourceSourceNovember 15, 2024 Full article
Killer pesticides linked to alarming decline in America’s wild bees
Killer pesticides linked to alarming decline in America’s wild beesScience

Killer pesticides linked to alarming decline in America’s wild bees

A new study published in Nature Sustainability by a team of international researchers, including scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College, has…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024 Full article
Benefits of organic farming for honey bees
Benefits of organic farming for honey beesScience

Benefits of organic farming for honey bees

A recent study conducted by researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Göttingen has revealed that organic farming and the use…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 21, 2024 Full article
New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides
New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticidesScience

New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides

PFAs from pesticide products detected in rivers, streams throughout United States. By Environmental Working Group A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2024 Full article