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Global Crop Models Underestimate How Rice Responds to Extreme Heat

A new study on how rising temperatures will affect rice production in Science Advances compares 214 observations from field-warming experiments with seven crop models, revealing modelled estimates for yield reductions from 1°C of global warming were roughly half those of the real-world observed experiments (3.8 percent instead of 8.1 percent).

The Sun Contains More Silver Than Previously Estimated

Researchers at Uppsala University have calculated that the Sun contains 55 per cent more silver than previously estimated.

Researchers Identify Nonlinear Process of Northern Hemisphere Lake Ice Loss

For lakes across the Northern Hemisphere, winter ice is more than a frozen surface. It is a seasonal regulator that shapes underwater ecosystems and energy balance. But as the planet warms, this frozen season is disappearing faster than expected.

Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain

In a summer of record heat waves, France and Spain are now facing wildfires that have forced the evacuations of more than 300,000 people.

Herbicide Residues Disrupt Nitrogen Cycling in Soybean Soils, but Beneficial Bacterium Helps Restore Soil Health

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have clarified how the herbicide chlorimuron-ethyl affects nitrogen cycling in soybean rhizosphere soils and demonstrated that a chlorimuron-ethyl-degrading bacterial strain, Chenggangzhangella methanolivorans CHL1, can help restore ecological stability in contaminated soils.