Bangladesh’s floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because of climate change, a new study has found.
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Apples to Apples: Neural Network Uses Orchard Data to Predict Fruit Quality After Storage
A researcher from Skoltech and his German colleagues have developed a neural network-based classification algorithm that can use data from an apple orchard to predict how well apples will fare in long-term storage.
Two Thirds of Farmland at Risk of Pesticide Pollution
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.
High-Fiber Diet May Play a Role in Controlling the Inflammation Associated With COVID-19
A study conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, shows that compounds produced by gut microbiota (bacteria and other microorganisms) during fermentation of insoluble fiber from dietary plant matter do not affect the ability of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to enter and replicate in cells lining the intestines.
How to Talk to People About Climate Change
As our planet warms, seas rise and catastrophic weather events become more frequent, action on climate change has never been more important.
Beetle Outbreak Impacts Vary Across Colorado Forests
It’s no secret. Colorado’s forests have had a tough time in recent years.


