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Periodically flooded soils may actually lose organic matter at accelerated rate, a new report suggests.
Earth-air heat exchanger best way to protect farm animals in livestock buildings against the...
Without countermeasures, climate change will negatively impact animals in pig and poultry production. Beside the health and wellbeing of the animals, heat stress also...
Scientists develop artificial photosynthesis device for greener ethylene production
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The world needs to rethink the value of water
New research highlights the accelerating pressure on measuring, monitoring and managing water locally and globally. A new four-part framework is proposed to value water...
New species can develop in as little as two generations, Galapagos study finds
A study of Darwin's finches, which live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, has revealed direct genetic evidence that new species can...
To address hunger effectively, first check the weather, says new study
Understanding the climate context is important is determining how to best respond to food insecurity, according to a study of nearly 2,000 smallholder farms...
Hydrogen-powered trains are coming to Germany in 2021.
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Germany and French company Alstom have signed an agreement that will see 14 hydrogen-powered trains built and used in the country by 2021....
Embrace natural solutions for climate change problem.
Oxford, ENGLAND – In response to climate change, land is key. Today, agriculture, forestry and other land uses account for roughly a quarter of...
I shut down an oil pipeline – because climate change is a ticking bomb.
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Emily Johnston
Normal methods of political action and protest are simply not working. If we don’t reduce emissions boldly and fast, that’s genocide
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