Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks.
Climate Change: Fungal Disease Endangers Wheat Production
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Increased Temperature Difference Between Day and Night Can Affect All Life on Earth
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, have discovered a change in what scientists already knew about global warming dynamics.
Death Toll Shows Extreme Air Pollution Events a Growing Urban Threat
New Curtin University-led research has estimated that 1454 avoidable deaths (one person every five days) occurred in Australian capital cities in the past 20 years because of fine particle air pollution from extreme events such as bushfires and dust storms, wood-heater smoke or industrial accidents.
Pollutants From Aerosols and River Run-Off are Changing the Marine Phosphorus Cycle in Coastal Seas
New research into the marine phosphorus cycle is deepening our understanding of the impact of human activities on ecosystems in coastal seas.
Study Finds Fungal-Rich Soil May Improve Green Roofs
Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation, mitigation, and urban biodiversity management.
Timber Efficiencies Could Help Ease Nation's Housing Crisis
University of Queensland researchers have found improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% could unlock supply for an extra 8,000 homes to be built in Australia each year.
