Half the World's Population Exposed to Rising Air Pollution
New research has shown that, despite global efforts to improve air quality, vast swaths of the world's population are experiencing increased levels of air pollution
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Researchers Discover a New Way to Protect Crops from Disease
A consortium of researchers recently combined their expertise to join the fight against plant pathogenic fungi
Lights on Fishing Nets Save Turtles and Dolphins
The findings support previous research which suggested LED lights reduce bycatch of seabirds in gillnets by about 85 percent
Nine Climate Tipping Points Now 'Active,' Warn Scientists
This "cascade" of changes sparked by global warming could threaten the existence of human civilizations
Leadership's in the Blood for Tiny Fish
University of Exeter researchers studied leadership in guppies by selectively breeding for fish that differed in how likely they were to lead a scouting party to examine a predator
Satellites Are Key to Monitoring Ocean Carbon
Our ability to predict future climate relies upon being able to monitor where our carbon emissions go
Impact of Climate Change on Global Banana Yields Revealed
While many reports have looked at the impact of climate change on agricultural production, the effect rising temperatures and changing rainfall has on crucial tropical crops is less well understood
'Intensive' Beekeeping Not to Blame for Common Bee Diseases
Intensive agriculture—where animals or plants are kept crowded together in very high densities—is thought to result in higher rates of disease spreading
Climate Change Had Significant Impact on Amazon Communities before Arrival of Europeans
Major shifts in temperature and rainfall caused the disappearance of communities long before 1492, researchers have found
Banana Disease Boosted by Climate Change
Changes to moisture and temperature conditions have increased the risk of Black Sigatoka disease by more than 44 percent