Cows can pass on the hypoglycin A toxin through their milk, a study by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in "Toxins" shows.

How plants cope with stress factors has already been broadly researched.

Only about half of the carbon released through the conversion of peat to croplands was compensated by continuous carbon absorption in natural northern peatlands.

It’s strawberry season in many parts of the U.S, and supermarkets are teeming with these fresh heart-shaped treats.

Researchers are using satellite data to locate small mines that can cause long-term damage to forest communities and human health.

Changes in environment, government policy, technology and more have increased interest in carbon farming, Texas A&M AgriLife experts say.

Global land-use changes — including forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and concentrated livestock production — are creating “hot spots” favorable for bats that carry coronaviruses and where conditions are ripe for the diseases to jump from bats to humans, finds an analysis published this week by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University of Milan) and Massey University of New Zealand.

An analysis of geostationary satellite data found a 10 to 15 percent increase in greening around the rainforest during the dry season.

Pollinators are under threat worldwide. Researchers such as Dr Margaret Couvillon study bees to find solutions that will benefit the survival of pollinators. 

A new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers has demonstrated that beer bagasse and rapeseed cake can be used as effective biodisinfestation treatments to reduce populations of soil parasites and increase crop yields.