Researchers will source useful gene variations from CGIAR genebanks to develop climate-smart crops.
New Endeavor Fast-Tracks the Power of Crop Diversity for Climate Resilience
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Can Sunflowers Help Defeat the ‘Insect Apocalypse’?
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Lynn Adler, professor of biology, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to trace how food affects the ability of pathogens to attack plant pollinators.
New Study Shows Robust Increases in Atmospheric Thirst Across Much of U.S. During Past 40 Years
In arid Western states, the climate is growing warmer and drier, leading to increased demand for water resources from humans and ecosystems.
Honey Holds Potential for Making Brain-Like Computer Chips
Honey might be a sweet solution for developing environmentally friendly components for neuromorphic computers, systems designed to mimic the neurons and synapses found in the human brain.
New Link Between Greenhouse Gases and Sea-Level Rise
A new study by scientists Kaitlin Naughten and Paul Holland from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) provides the first evidence that rising greenhouse gases have a long-term warming effect on the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica.
Simulations Explain Greenland’s Slower Summer Warming
A puzzling, decade-long slowdown in summer warming across Greenland has been explained by researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan.
