Agricultural and Forestry Science

Trouble on the Horizon for GM Crops?

Resistance of cotton bollworm to insect-killing cotton plants involves more diverse genetic changes than expected, an international research team reports in…

Scientists develop first satellite deforestation tracker for whole of Latin America

An international team of researchers in Colombia, the UK, USA and Switzerland have developed the first ever system to monitor deforestation across Latin…

Bugs have key role in farming approach to storing CO2 emissions

Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide emissions into soil-enriching limestone, with the help of a type of tree that…

Study suggests expanded concept of 'urban watershed'

Within two decades, 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities, and coping with the resulting urban drinking water and sanitation issues will be…

Planting the right messages may make farms safer

“Along with mining and construction, farming is one of the top three most hazardous industries,” said Aaron Yoder, instructor of agricultural and biological…

Global warming threat seen in fertile soil of northeastern US forests

Vast stores of carbon in U.S. forest soils could be released by rising global temperatures, according to a study by UC Irvine and other researchers in today’s…

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