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32 weird ways to fight climate change
In the fight against climate change scientists have invented some weird and wonderful ways to cut gr…
How plant communities change when conquering uninhabited ground
New mathematical model by CASUS researcher explains the different interactions of pioneer plants wit…
Soil Footprint: A Simple Indicator of a Crop’s Impact on Soil Erosion
A team from the Department of Agronomy proposes a method to calculate, compare and communicate how d…
Greece to Launch 600-Mln-Euro Greenhouse Program
The Greek government is ready to announce a new program focusing on the development of greenhouse cu…
Demographic decline: Greece faces alarming population collapse
Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this…
How Natural Are We?
The broad saltwater creek near my house spans a couple of hundred yards from shore to shore. I reach…
Do organic foods really offer better health benefits?
New review explores whether organic foods offer real health advantages over conventional options, ex…
Stirring Up an Indigo Revival Where Slave Cabins Still Stand
On a spring morning nearly a decade ago, Leigh Magar was out walking rural Johns Island, off Charles…
An “invasive” marine organism has become an economic resource in the eastern Mediterranean
Pamela Hallock, a biogeological oceanographer and Distinguished University Professor at the USF Coll…
Flavonoid-rich foods and drinks may cut risk of dementia, study finds
Consuming more food and drinks rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea and red wine, could lower th…
Gardeners Creating Poisonous ‘Superweed,’ Scientists Warn
Mowing a weed just makes it stronger, according to a study published in Nature’s Scientific Re…
Solar farms a ‘blight on the landscape’? Research shows they can benefit wildlife
Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister, isn’t a fan of solar farms. In 2014, when she was environment …