Besides its role in climate change mitigation, increasing soil organic matter (SOM) content could be an effective and feasible strategy for the adaptation ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global importance, only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for these fungal ...

In rain-hit Amravati, 38-year-old Bharti Pohorkar defied crop losses and stabilised yields using precision farming, ...

Microplastics are now widely recognized as pollutants in oceans and waterways, but a growing body of research suggests they may pose equally serious ...

Flea and tick medications trusted by pet owners worldwide may have an unexpected environmental cost. Scientists found that active ingredients from isoxazoline treatments pass into pet feces, exposing ...

dHEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia eNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian ...

Tomato farming has become a high-stakes, high-input business where success depends on getting many moving parts right at once ...

Petri Swart never planned on pursuing a job in agriculture. Yet, his hands-on approach, technical focus, and willingness to ...

Modern agriculture provides challenges at all levels of farming. Farmers must deal with weather instabilities, markets that can fluctuate like a roller coaster and input costs, which tend to rise ...