As the population grew, the conversion of natural landscapes into farmland has become common in parts of the continent.

The treatment has the potential to mitigate the spread and damage of fires.

Using multiple high-resolution satellite datasets, researchers from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) found that tropical carbon loss has doubled over the past two decades due to excessive forest removal in the tropics.

One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established successful settlements in southern Greenland in 985, abandon them in the early 15th century?

Over the past two decades, global croplands expanded by 9 percent, with differing expressions on different continents.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center report evidence from lab experiments that a chemical derived from a compound found abundantly in broccoli and other cruciferous plants may offer a potentially new and potent weapon against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and the common cold.

More than 100,000 acres have burned in a mid-March wildfire outbreak.

In a collaboration between RIPE researchers and cowpea breeders from Ahmadu Bello University, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the width of cowpea leaves was found to correlate with above-ground biomass across diverse germplasm and environmental conditions. 

A new global study has revealed the extent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by vegetable oil production, highlighting the need for more sustainable growing solutions.

very day, an increasing number of mineral particles are discharged to the natural environment from industry, agriculture, forest fires, river runoffs and other events, caused by climate change and human activity.