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Ground-nesting bird populations are more likely to be in decline than any other European bird species, warns new report.

The University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is making strides in sustainable agriculture research, with a focus on the impact of rotational grazing (RG) on ecosystem services. This research is aligned with Canada's federal Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, which endorses RG as a best management practice to enhance soil health and mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration.

With climate change, hot and dry summers are becoming more frequent, causing water shortages in some regions of Switzerland.

Dozens of studies have demonstrated that nitrogen pollution, due mainly to the burning of fossil fuels and agricultural practices, is causing plant biodiversity losses worldwide.

If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife. Mining has a very bad reputation. It is often assumed to be one of the worse land uses - destroying and polluting the environment and creating barren, moon-like landscapes.

A global team of scientists, including Associate Professor Thomas Newsome from the Faculty of Science, is warning that rising fossil fuel use is pushing Earth into an unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis. An international team of scientists, including Associate Professor Thomas Newsome from the University of Sydney, is warning that the Earth is stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis, with environmental conditions that have never been encountered in human history.

A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at The University of Queensland to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America to meet growing demand.

Toddlers in the UK obtain nearly half (47%) of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and this rises to 59% by the age of seven, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Space-saving, energy-efficient, resource-saving, mobile and stackable - this is how researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) envision food production in the city of the future.

ETH agronomist Fridolin Stocker worked on Swiss farms before discovering his fascination for Africa.

The rich agricultural history of the Western Lake Erie Basin has taken its toll on the land's soil health. Consequently, the fertilizers used today to keep fields productive and provide essential nutrients to crops are also helping fuel the lake's infamous and harmful algal blooms. But researchers led by Jennifer Blesh of the University of Michigan are working with farmers to reset that first domino and keep it from falling-or at least to minimize its impact-without compromising crop yields.

From resting against a cow while milking it from a milking stool to modern robotic barns where farmers barely come into contact with their own cows: in her book 'Hoe de natuur uit de landbouw verdwee

Ahead of the vote on the biodiversity initiative, basic insights on the state of biodiversity and habitats in Switzerland are being discussed controversially.

Back to school! Here are some science-based tips and tricks to improve your retention skills and maximize your chances of a successful semester. Would you like to start the new year off on the right foot and do everything in your power to ensure a successful session? To achieve this, why not use effective means to improve knowledge acquisition, retention and retrieval? Gyslain Giguère, lecturer in Cognitive Processes 1 at the Université de Montréal's Department of Psychology, gives an overview of human attentional and memory processes, and presents ways of exploiting them to promote learning.

New research suggests financial savings, more than environmental concern, can help drive a reduction in food waste Skyrocketing food costs are uniting Canadians, as families scrutinize their budgets and try to keep grocery bills in check.

Children's exposure to food and drink ads during kids' TV shows has dropped substantially since food and beverage makers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy fare during children's TV shows.

Farmers across Canada will soon have a new tool for real-time nutrient control and monitoring thanks to a team of University of Calgary researchers.

Australia's environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and mining, according to University of Queensland research.

Sophie Hartley wants to help people learn about the importance of natural resources and land management through science writing.

The innovation, which employs beeswax to maintain consistent heating, is the result of three years of co-design with Cameroonian poultry farmers.

The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

As the threat of rising temperatures puts the world's food supplies at risk new UCD research on a rare breed of 'heat-resistant' cattle that thrive in warmer climates could point towards a more sustainable beef industry. Criollo cattle have been in Latin America for hundreds of years, having originally been brought to the New World from Spain on the second voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1493.

Food in hospitals often does not enjoy a good reputation. The proportion of meat on the plate in particular is too high and often does not meet the recommendations of the German Nutrition Society (DGE), which advocates a more plant-based diet in hospitals.

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Kassel have evaluated an initiative run by Studierendenwerk Bonn in a canteen What effect does a vegan/vegetarian month have on a canteen? For this experiment, the Studierendenwerk Bonn sought scientific support from researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Kassel.

Rewetting peatlands: Sensor technology and underground radio communication to protect climate and health In order to achieve the climate protection targets in Germany, it is not only necessary to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector, industry and transportation.

Study: Precarious Work and Housing for Michigan Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond For many seasonal and migrant farmworkers who plant, harvest and process produce for stores, stands

As the world population is projected to reach over 8 billion people in 2030, one of the major societal challenges faced across the globe will be sufficient, safe, and sustainable food.

Faced with an ecological crisis, public health emergencies and socioeconomic inequities, agroecology emerges as a transdisciplinary beacon of hope Study: Momentum for agroecology in the USA, Nature F

New techniques and technologies needed to manage shifts in growing seasons, crop yields, weather and pests The planet is getting warmer and climate change - not surprisingly - impacts the way we feed the world.