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What is ‘carbon farming’ and could it provide a path to a more sustainable agricultural future?
As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind ...
‘Over a million seeds are safely locked away here’: Remote Norwegian island keeps Earth’s plant diversity safe in case of disaster
“Over a million seeds are safely locked away here,” Ola Westengen says. He is a researcher and former head of ...
White and brown bears: Are hybrid ‘pizzly bears’ better suited for our rapidly warming world?
Could beige-coloured hybrid bears bread from polar bears and brown bears potentially evolve into a superior type of bear? ...
Organic production in France slides as focus shifts to climate change and organic yield lag
The 21st Agence Bio barometer sheds new light on the causes of France's disenchantment with organic products ...
Methane is 28 times more powerful than CO2, and it’s increasing in the atmosphere. Here’s why and what must be done
The greenhouse gas methane is 28 times more powerful than CO2, and its presence is increasing in the atmosphere ...
Bacteria that cleans sewage? Microbes have evolved to break down medications that we excrete
Many wastewater treatment plants mix wastewater and air in a tank to form an activated sludge, which helps bacteria break ...
In 2023, humans generated more energy-related emissions than ever before. Here’s why clean energy hydropower was the culprit
Hydropower is a staple of clean energy and it’s one of the world’s largest sources of renewable electricity ...
Food security challenged Pakistan reevaluating benefits of currently-banned GMO crops
For the last two decades, Pakistan has faced several challenges, such as drought, salinity, temperature, climate change, and an increasing ...
‘This is one of the worst droughts of my lifetime’: Renewed push for insect-resistant GMO corn to ward off insect-invasions
“This is one of the worst droughts I have ever seen in my life. I don’t know what to do,” ...
AI poised to develop new agricultural practices to curtail plant pests and disease
In keeping with the age-old saying: ‘prevention is better than a cure’ more sustainable approaches should await the farmers of ...
Epigenetics opens new pathway to producing climate-resilient crops
Genetic manipulations such as RNAi silencing and CRISPR are helping researchers and plant breeders enhance traits and characteristics ...
When a farmer and a dietitian are the same person: Telling stories to counter misinformation about biotechnology
Jennie Schmidt, Third-Generation Maryland Farmer, Registered Dietitian, Member of the Global Farmer Network | March 1, 2024 Highlights: Combining a ...
Perfume made from recycled carbon? New technology can transform CO2 from steel mill emissions into sustainable fragrances
Sustainability of fragrances, alcohol, the main constituent of most juices; can now be obtained using more environmental practices ...
Viewpoint: UK’s organic farming lobby needs to drop its ideological rejection of gene editing if it hopes to remain viable
In July last year, the European Commission published its proposals for regulating plants developed using new genomic techniques (NGTs) such ...
Supermarkets vs farmer’s markets: Which is more climate friendly?
Urban farmers markets epitomize an environmentally-conscious lifestyle—home-grown vegetables, paper bags, the occasional beetle in your organic raspberries. Surely nothing could be ...