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‘Not a single drop’
The dried out Lake Picrolimni is seen from above, near the village of Mikrokampos, northern Greece, …
Experts Uncover Game-Changer Side Effects Of Solar Farms
The solar energy industry has long been portrayed as being at odds with traditional farming, as both…
Bio-based fibres could pose greater threat to the environment than conventional plastics
Scientists have suggested that materials being advocated as alternatives to plastic should be tested…
Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’ – Food Tank
Trisha and Nolan Zachman farm in a small town two hours west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They grow a …
Lesvos: A birdwatcher’s paradise full of rare species
The quest for a Krüper’s Nuthatch is what stirs all the excitement. From early morning, we’ve been w…
Green growth: 30 percent of regions worldwide achieve economic growth while reducing carbon emissions
More and more regions around the globe combine economic growth with reducing carbon emissions, resea…
Friday essay: cure or kill? The deadly serious world of poison gardens – and why I planted my own
Not every plant is your friend. Not every plant is good. I know this because I’ve been researching t…
Discovery of the world’s earliest medicinal plant use in Morocco
An international team has uncovered archaeological evidence of the earliest known medicinal use of p…
Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention
A new study shows that increasing plant diversity in agriculture can be used to improve the carbon s…
Alcohol consumption in the natural world is way more common than you thought
Alcohol isn’t solely a human construct. Ethanol, a type of alcohol, naturally occurs across ecosyste…
Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
When Isabella Dalla Ragione assesses a Renaissance painting, she doesn’t immediately notice the brus…
One in Three Tree Species Is at Risk of Extinction
A review of 47,282 tree species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found that mor…