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Two people row boats across a blue lagoon, which is flanked by verdant trees.
Posted inENGAGE, News

The Crocodile Dundee Site Helping Rewrite the History of Australian Bushfires

by Bill Morris 4 April 20244 April 2024

A lake made famous by Hollywood has yielded powerful new evidence that humans have conducted controlled burns on the Red Continent for tens of thousands of years.

Posted inNews, RTL

التربة المكهربة تزيد نمو النباتات

by Saugat Bolakhe 8 March 20248 March 2024

خمسة أيام من الكهرباء المنخفضة الجهد الموجهة إلى جذور النباتات الناشئة عززت نموها بأكثر من 50 بالمئة.

A farmer spraying crops with fertilizer.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

What Happens to Nutrients After They Leave Agricultural Fields?

by Alberto Bellin 16 February 202413 February 2024

To better quantify the fate of nutrients after they are released from agricultural fields, scientists examine storage and nitrate export regimes in agricultural hydrology systems.

Monitoring equipment sits atop a well.
Posted inNews

Groundwater Levels Are Dropping Around the World

by Katherine Bourzac 14 February 202414 February 2024

Well data from around the world show declines driven by water use and climate change.

A close-up of a plug of black material inside a plastic container with a barley seedling coming out of the top
Posted inNews

Electrified Soil Powers Plant Growth

by Saugat Bolakhe 31 January 202411 March 2024

Five days of low-power electricity directed to the roots of young plants boosted their growth by more than 50%.

Shown in the foreground is a mostly barren hillside with three trees. In the distance is an agricultural field.
Posted inNews

The Unfair Share of Shade in California’s Central Valley

by Andrea Tamayo 22 December 202322 December 2023

Researchers find that disadvantaged communities in Fresno are significantly sunnier and hotter than wealthier ones.

To the right of a vast wetland, with tall reeds of wild rice covering the ground, sit three canoes, and a person stands and looks across the landscape.
Posted inNews

Climate Change Threatens the Future of Wild Rice

by Grace van Deelen 18 December 202321 December 2023

As a precious plant struggles to thrive in the U.S. Upper Midwest, researchers are taking steps to understand the reasons for its decline.

Hops cones on a hop plant
Posted inNews

A Not-So-Hoppy Future for Beer Drinkers?

by Bill Morris 20 November 202320 November 2023

New research examining the impact of climate change on hops production has brewed up a storm.

Diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Sulfur is Demanding its Place in Crop Nutrient Budgeting

by Luis Lassaletta 16 November 202317 November 2023

Scientists advocate for a more significant consideration of sulfur from a multidisciplinary perspective as a necessary step towards sustainable crop management.

Llamas walking along a rocky landscape in front of a retreating glacier in Cordillera Blanca, northern Peru.
Posted inENGAGE, News

How Llama Poop Is Helping an Andean Community Adapt to Melting Glaciers

by Sofia Moutinho 9 November 202317 November 2023

Reintroducing these animals can enrich barren soils and potentially reduce water contamination, a study shows.

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