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Organosulfur Content of Vegetables Quantified!

The health-promoting effects of sulfur-rich vegetables such as onions and garlic have been known for a long time.

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Titanic Robots Make Farming More Sustainable

There’s a lot riding on farmers’ ability to fight weeds, which can strangle crops and destroy yields.

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Crop Yields Reduced by Climate Extremes

From 1980 to 2009, farmers faced an ever-increasing chance of having to deal with a growing season that was too hot and dry for their crops, according to a new study from an international team led by researchers at Aalto University. 

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Warming Makes Droughts, Extreme Wet Events More Frequent, Intense

Scientists have predicted that droughts and floods will become more frequent and severe as our planet warms and climate changes, but detecting this on regional and continental scales has proven difficult. 

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Arctic Climate Modelling Too Conservative

Climate models used by the UN’s IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic’s future will be.

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Facing Intense Heat and Dust Storms, Iraq Aims to Plant 5 Million Trees

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced plans to plant 5 million trees to help the country cope with climate change.

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First Images of Giant Iceberg From Brunt Ice Shelf

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the first aerial pictures of the massive A81 iceberg that calved from the Brunt Ice Shelf in late January. 

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Ozone Pollution Is Linked With Increased Hospitalisations for Cardiovascular Disease

The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

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Returning Solar Panel Production to US Eases Climate Change

Domestic production of solar panels – most of which are now made in Asia – can speed up decarbonization in the U.S. and reduce climate change faster, according to new Cornell Engineering research published March 8 by Nature Communications.

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Scientists Call for Global Push to Eliminate Space Debris

Scientists have called for a legally-binding treaty to ensure Earth’s orbit isn’t irreparably harmed by the future expansion of the global space industry. 

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