More accurate predictions about the methane cows produce could help in the fight against climate change.
Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’
To cut pollution, use more recycled poo
Posted by Nerissa Hannink-Melbourne on August 28th, 2017
New research calculates the benefits of replacing synthetic fertilizers with the original—manure.
Do crops sometimes make deforestation worth it?
Posted by National University of Singapore on August 7th, 2017
Analyzing the trade-offs of converting forests to farmland suggests the economic benefits outweigh the environmental costs in some places.
Climate change in India causes spike in suicides
Posted by Kathleen Maclay-UC Berkeley on August 3rd, 2017
Failing harvests and resulting poverty have led to an epidemic of suicides in India, report researchers.
Did the Little Ice Age starve the Mississippians?
Posted by Cindy Fox Aisen-Indiana on February 3rd, 2017
“…Mississippian villages started disappearing—one after the other—almost like lightbulbs in a string, but the question has always been ‘why?’”