Over the past decades, Brazil has become the world’s leading soybean producer, as well as the leading consumer of pesticides.
Soy Expansion in Brazil Linked to Increase in Childhood Leukemia Deaths
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Climate-Smart Cows Could Deliver 10-20x More Milk in Global South
A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous breeds.
Amphibians Have One More Thing to Worry About- Mercury - Large USGS Study Shows
The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound is common, widespread and, at least for some, can reach very high levels.
British Antarctic Survey Unveils Pilotless Plane for Testing in Antarctica
Polar science could reach new heights as researchers prepare to test the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica this season.
Amazon Deforestation Linked to Long Distance Climate Warming
Deforestation in the Amazon causes land surfaces up to 100 kilometres away to get warmer, according to a new study.
Microplastics’ Shape Determines How Far They Travel in the Atmosphere
Just like the land and the ocean, the atmosphere is marred by a variety of pollutants.
