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Smallholder Farmers Face Risks in China’s Push for Modern Agriculture

by Claire Beveridge 9 September 20259 September 2025

A study of a circular agriculture project in China shows both the promise and the political challenges for smallholder farmers’ autonomy and fair representation.

Farmer in a greenhouse
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Protein-Powered Biosensors with a Nose for Environmental Ills

by Ishani Ray and Smita Mohanty 8 September 20258 September 2025

Odorant-binding proteins derived from pigs, bovines, and other animals are the next frontier in localized, climate-smart sensing of pesticide spills, greenhouse gas precursors, and more.

A cluster of small, shiny red objects is attached to the roots of a plant.
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Nitrogen Needs Could Be Limiting Nature’s Carbon Capacity

by Rebecca Owen 25 August 202525 August 2025

A new study suggests that past calculations of biological nitrogen fixation were overestimated by up to 66%—and that farms growing nitrogen-fixing crops may be filling in the gaps, for better or worse.

Vacas marrones y blancas en un pastizal
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El queso en tiempos de la agricultura industrial y el cambio climático

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 19 August 202519 August 2025

Los pastizales y la dieta de las vacas están cambiando a medida que se calienta el clima, pero un experimento agrícola en Francia revela la importancia de proporcionar pastos a las vacas.

Diagram from the study.
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Tracking the Sinking Ground from Coal Seam Gas Extraction

by Gabriel Rau 11 August 20257 August 2025

A new model shows how coal seam gas extraction causes land to sink by linking groundwater loss and coal shrinkage, helping predict impacts on farming in gas-producing areas.

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NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 5 August 20255 August 2025

Despite warnings that their actions are illegal, Duffy and other senior NASA officials have continued to secretly direct NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellites missions specifically designed to monitor global carbon dioxide.

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Balancing Comparability and Specificity in Sustainability Indicators

by Xin Zhang 5 August 20254 August 2025

A new study shows how engaging national stakeholders in Austria helps adapt global sustainability indicators to better reflect regional agricultural priorities, especially social and economic aspects.

Photo of a corn field.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Why Crop Yield Decreases at High Temperatures

by Alberto Montanari 29 July 202529 July 2025

Scientists find that water stress drives the connection between surface temperature and crop yield loss, providing information to help improve predictions of agricultural productivity under climate change.

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Cassius Spears Jr.: Conserving the Living Soil

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 July 202528 July 2025

This soil scientist braids the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of his ancestors with modern soil conservation practices to help Rhode Island’s farmers and land stewards.

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Artificial Light Lengthens the Urban Growing Season

by Caroline Hasler 18 July 202518 July 2025

New research shows that artificial light at night lengthens the plant growing season in cities, overshadowing the effect of high urban temperatures.

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