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‘Future-proofing’ crops will require urgent, consistent effort
In a review in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Stephen Long, a professor of c…
Does planting trees really help cool the planet?
Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially…
Cannabis pangenome reveals potential for medicinal and industrial use
Cannabis has been a globally important crop for millennia. While best known today as marijuana for i…
European territories in search of ecological transition
Abandoned mine in Pernik, Bulgaria – © trabantos/Shutterstock The EU Just Transition Fund supp…
Who is a migrant? The Shortest History of Migration by Ian Goldin
According to today’s newspaper, Spain is expected to lose some 30% of its population over the next 7…
Is the ocean getting darker?
New research found 21% of the global ocean experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones,…
Can Plants Hear Their Pollinators?
Research suggests pollinator buzzing sounds lead plants to increase their nectar production. When po…
Songbirds’ great risk results in great genetic reward
Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, s…
Biodiversity – A Sovereign Property
The theme for this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22 emphasizes the interc…
On Greece’s Lesbos, new migrant camp sparks wildfire fears
View of CCAC construction site in Vastria forest, Lesbos, Greece , 21 January 2025. Marion Bouchetel…
Thousands of animal species threatened by climate change, novel analysis finds
A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also s…
On the origin (and fate) of plants that never bloom
Plants that reproduce exclusively by self-pollination arise from populations with extremely low dive…