Astronauts might be able to use asteroid soil to grow crops
Lettuce, chili pepper and radish plants grew in mixtures of faux asteroid dirt and peat moss
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Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of species
Dec 2020
The world’s farmland is projected to grow by 3.4 million square kilometers by 2050
Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of species
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Do gophers farm roots? It’s not as clear as viral articles claim
Jul 2022
A study suggests the rodents encourage root growth, but the research has its skeptics
Do gophers farm roots? It’s not as clear as viral articles claim
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How to build better ice towers for drinking water and irrigation
Jul 2022
‘Ice stupas’ emerged in 2014 as a way to cope with shrinking glaciers in a warming world
How to build better ice towers for drinking water and irrigation
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More than 57 billion tons of soil have eroded in the U.S. Midwest
Apr 2022
The level of erosion, possibly underestimated by the USDA, may have become unsustainable
More than 57 billion tons of soil have eroded in the U.S. Midwest
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A new origin story for domesticated chickens starts in rice fields 3,500 years ago
Jun 2022
Two studies lay out how the birds went from wild fowl in Southeast Asia to the dinner plate.
A new origin story for domesticated chickens starts in rice fields 3,500 years ago
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Potty-trained cattle could help reduce pollution
Sep 2021
When nature calls, these cows use bathroom stalls
Potty-trained cattle could help reduce pollution
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Satellites make mapping hot spots of ammonia pollution easier
Jan 2019
Animal feedlots and other sources of the gas can lower air quality
Satellites make mapping hot spots of ammonia pollution easier
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This honeybee parasite may be more of a fat stealer than a bloodsucker
Jan 2019
New looks at a hive’s nightmare challenge a decades-long assumption aboutVarroa destructor
This honeybee parasite may be more of a fat stealer than a bloodsucker