A natural, sustainable alternative to pesticides that targets specific pests, without harming beneficial pollinators such as honeybees, is being developed with the help of researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.
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Much Fridge Food ‘Goes There to Die’
Americans throw out a lot more food than they expect they will, food waste that is likely driven in part by ambiguous date labels on packages, a new study has found.
Changes in Ice Volume Control Seabed Methane Emissions
New research shows that episodes of methane emission from the seabed off western Svalbard correlate with changing ice volumes in the Arctic.
Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds
New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds form.
Inflammation Triggers Silent Mutation to Cause Deadly Lung Disease
A simple viral infection in the lungs of rats can become a lethal form of pulmonary hypertension if a common mutation is present, new Stanford research shows.
The Rainforest Is the Heart of the Regional Climate System
Susan Trumbore of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry on the effect of the forest fires in the Amazon on the global climate.