Study believed to be the first to test this method in real-world farming conditions; soil amendments resulted in fewer locusts, less damage and a doubled crop yield.
Locust Swarms Destroy Crops — Scientists Found a Way to Stop It
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Recent Tundra Fires ‘Exceed Anything in Past 3,000 Years’
Wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope were more active this past century than at any time in the past 3,000 years, according to a study recently published in the journal Biogeosciences.
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Mosquitoes’ Thirst for Human Blood Has Increased as Biodiversity Loss Worsens
In an ecosystem that’s losing much of its biodiversity, mosquitoes might be shifting to a new food source.
Decoding the Arctic to Predict Winter Weather
Every autumn, as the Northern Hemisphere moves toward winter, Judah Cohen starts to piece together a complex atmospheric puzzle.
New Funding Supports Research on Soil Microbiomes and Their Resilience to Change
Drylands cover more than 40% of the Earth's terrestrial surface, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and support 40% of the global population.
