An Australian start-up is hoping fungi can pull carbon dioxide from the air and stash it underground. It’s one of several ventures trying to deploy the superpowers of soil to slow global...
Made of Salmon Salmon tell a powerful story of connection. From nourishment to culture, our lives and ecosystems are interwoven with salmon. If we lose them, we lose far more than fish. If we help them recover, we strengthen the invisible threads that connect all...
In some parts of the world, intensive farming, overgrazing and deforestation are destroying soil up to 1,000 times as fast as the base line rate of erosion. If current trends continue, 90 percent of the planet’s habitable land areas could be substantially degraded by...
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/science/rose-thorn-prickles-evolution-study/index.html A new study has found that an ancient gene family that evolved 400 million years ago is responsible for the prickles on roses and other plants.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/unbiodiversity_ecosystems-biodiversity-activity-7224640014834413569-XqiU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop In simple terms, biodiversity refers to all types of life on Earth. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)...
https://unu.edu/ehs/series/unsung-heroes-5-facts-why-wetlands-deserve-be-celebrated Wetlands can help mitigate climate change by capturing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and storing them in their soil and plants. This process is known as...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84j0kzgnk9o Martin Odhiambo has always been interested in the healing properties of plants – and for years has been enthusiastically sharing that knowledge with fellow Kenyans. Every Thursday at an amphitheatre at the Nairobi...
Higher yields with fewer resources. That’s the challenge that farmers around the world are trying to solve. According to data from the United Nations, global food insecurity has reached 29 percent, which means more than one billion people are facing the issue....
Agricultural soil testing can provide growers and farmers with valuable insights into the unique characteristics of their soil, enabling them to make data-driven decisions about soil management practices that ultimately improve crop yields and overall soil...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-climate-important-factor-mammals.html While human activity has had a massive effect on the natural world, a new study from North Carolina State University finds that climate is still the most influential factor in determining where...
