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中国桑沟湾的筏式水产养殖
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沿岸水产养殖减少营养输送

by Jack Lee 3 May 202211 May 2022

对中国桑沟湾的高分辨率模拟显示,筏式养殖改变了水动力场,减少了营养盐从近海海底向养殖区的输送。

Una mosca amarilla y negra se posa sobre los pétalos de una pequeña flor de mostaza amarilla. La mosca está mirando hacia la izquierda y fue fotografiada a una distancia lo suficientemente cercana como para que se vean las manchas de polen que cubren la mosca.
Posted inNews

La polinización se desplomó 31% en campos contaminados

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 April 202212 April 2022

Los niveles de contaminación del aire por debajo de los límites “seguros” (y más bajos que los que comúnmente se encuentran en las ciudades) llevaron a una disminución significativa de la polinización de hasta por 10 insectos comunes.

Two pods of the lost crop little barley against a blurred background
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Could “Lost Crops” Help Us Adapt to Climate Change?

by Andrew Chapman 8 April 20228 April 2022

Archaeology might not solve all the agricultural challenges that climate change will bring, but it could provide important lessons and a record of new ideas.

A collage of methane sources
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A Climate Mystery Warns Us to Heed the Unknown

by Jenessa Duncombe 7 April 202225 April 2022

The Curve is a series charting the mysterious rise of methane in our atmosphere and the quest to find its source.

Aerial view of an ice stupa in Ladakh, India.
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Ice Towers May Hold Promise—and Water—for Some Cold, Dry Places

by Carolyn Wilke 1 April 20221 April 2022

A new study that cues into the formation of ice cones for storing glacial meltwater reveals how the structures can be built more efficiently and which climatic conditions work best.

A person holding soil lets it fall from one hand to the other with a blurred background.
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Traditional Fertilizers Beat Out Industrial Chemicals in Soil Health Test

by Andrew Chapman 29 March 202229 March 2022

New research in western India found that fertilizer based on Traditional Ecological Knowledge made soil more fertile in a head-to-head test with industrial fertilizers.

In the humid highlands of San Cristóbal Island, researchers take soil samples from a pit.
Posted inNews

The Galápagos Islands: The Ultimate Outdoor Soil Science Laboratory

by DJ McCauley 28 March 202228 March 2022

A new study has spurred further research into the impacts of soil formation on modern-day problems like heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils.

Close-up of a booted foot and the head of a hoe as dark soil is turned. Young corn plants are out of focus in the background.
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The Nutrient-Rich Legacy in the Amazon’s Dark Earths

by Kate Evans 23 March 202223 March 2022

Fertile terra preta soils were created through centuries of carefully managed land use. Scientists are taking cues from these soils to better sequester carbon and improve soil for agriculture.

Suspended aquaculture in Sanggou Bay
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Coastal Aquaculture Can Reduce Nutrient Transport

by Jack Lee 18 March 20223 May 2022

High-resolution simulations of China’s Sanggou Bay show that suspended aquaculture alters hydrodynamics and weakens transport of nutrients to the area from offshore bottom water.

A yellow-and-black bee perches on the petals of a small yellow mustard flower. The bee faces left and was imaged at a range close enough that the flecks of pollen that cover the bee are visible.
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Pollination Plummeted 31% in Polluted Fields

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 February 202212 April 2022

Air pollution levels below “safe” limits (and lower than those commonly found in cities) led to a significant decrease in pollination by 10 common insects.

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