Soil degradation is posing a huge threat to global food security and every year, around 12 million hectares of cropland are lost to soil erosion

Researchers investigated more than 8,000 individual trees in 17.5-hectare primeval reserve areas

Researchers found that six of the seven highest precipitation events in a 120-year record have occurred within the last 20 years

Researchers have uncovered a process that can control the 'calving' of glaciers

A new study suggests that intense storms may help push ice sheets over the edge

Grasshoppers and silkworms have antioxidant capacity similar to fresh orange juice, says study

A new DNA analysis of coralline algae has revealed a wealth of different species

Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than ever

The study is the first to quantify how many trees the Earth can support, where they could exist, and how much carbon they could store

Better drawings won't solve the global water crisis, but they could improve awareness of how local water use and climate change have global consequences

In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop diseases needs to be created to safeguard agricultural trade and food security, argues a team of experts in Science

Malaria parasites develop faster in mosquitoes at lower temperatures than previously thought