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Sweet sorghum: Sweet promise for the environment
Sweet sorghum can be used to produce biogas, biofuels, and novel polymers. In addition, it can help replace phosphate fertilizers.…
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Greenhouse gas data deep dive reaches new level of ‘reasonable and true’
URBANA, Ill. – For the most accurate accounting of a product’s environmental impact, scientists look at the product’s entire life…
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Excess nitrogen puts butterflies at risk
Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited in the soil via…
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Commodities from copper to corn tumble on China crackdown, rising dollar
A worker installs a copper water line under the Eastern Market Metro plaza in Washington, DC, during a renovation project…
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Aquaponics treatment system inspired by sewage plants grows tastier crops and keeps fish healthy
A current challenge for sustainable aquaculture is how to increase the quantities of farmed fish while also reducing waste products…
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As a decade of ecosystem restoration kicks off, don’t forget the people
With the start of the United Nations’ Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which runs through 2030, a tremendous amount of money…
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More pets are eating insect-based food to fight climate change for their owners
“I would certainly consider feeding my dogs insects as a treat or training reward,” says Laurie Dunbar, a veterinarian at…
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Research establishes safe water thresholds for antimicrobials, to help mitigate resistance
Researchers have made progress towards a G7 commitment to establish safe standards for the release of antimicrobials into the environment,…
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Decoded genome of little-known disease offers hope for citrus
Scientists are hoping the RNA of an obscure infection can one day be used like a Trojan horse to deliver…
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The impact of double-cropping
From 1980 to 2016, grain production in Brazil increased more than fourfold, and the country now stands as the world’s…
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