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2017 was one of the worst years on record for fires in Europe, with over 800,000 hectares of land burnt in Portugal, Italy and...
A global conflict: agricultural production vs. biodiversity
Smart land-use planning could ease the conflict between agricultural production and nature conservation. A team of researchers has integrated global datasets on the geographical...
Why rare plants are rare
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Graphene promise for more efficient fertilizers
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Scientists’ warning to humanity ‘most talked about paper’
Twenty-five years after the first World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, a new report is continuing to gain momentum and is already one of the...
Current deforestation pace will intensify global warming, study alerts
Scientists affirms the prolongation of an annual deforestation of 7,000 square km can nullify the efforts for reducing GHG emissions. The study brings a...
No fish story! Research finds marine reserves sustain broader fishing efforts
In their examination of marine reserves, also known as marine protected areas or MPAs, around coral reefs in the Philippines, Robert Fidler and Ralph...
Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought
For the first time, scientists have improved how a crop uses water by 25 percent, without compromising yield, by altering the expression of one...
Running on renewables: How sure can we be about the future?
A variety of models predict the role renewables will play in 2050, but some may be over-optimistic, and should be used with caution, say...
Sea level rise urgently requires new forms of decision making
US cities facing sea level rise need to look beyond traditional strategies for managing issues such as critical erosion and coastal squeeze, according to...
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