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What's Behind Rising Food Prices, Beyond the U.S. Drought
August 29, 2012 — Although many U.S. consumers were alarmed to see news reports this summer of droughts leaving shriveled crops dying in the fields, a professor of food marketing warns other factors will have a ... > full story -
Probiotics Supercharge Plants' Immunity to Disease
August 27, 2012 — Pathogens can slip through leaf pores and begin infecting a plant. However, new research shows that this invasion is halted when a beneficial bacterium is present in the soil where the plant is ... > full story -
Summer Weather Could Mean Fall Colors Pop in Northeast U.S.
August 27, 2012 — The summer’s dry weather, combined with recent cool nights, could combine for a colorful fall foliage season in the Northeast, says a ... > full story -
Good News from the Bad Drought: Gulf 'Dead Zone' Smallest in Years
August 24, 2012 — The worst drought to hit the United States in at least 50 years does have one benefit: It has created the smallest "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico in years, say ... > full story -
Forest Razing by Ancient Maya Worsened Droughts, Says Study
August 21, 2012 — Prolonged drought is thought to have played a role in the collapse of the Classic Maya empire, but a recent study adds a new twist: The Maya may have made the droughts worse by clearing away forests ... > full story -
Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt
August 16, 2012 — Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the ... > full story -
Impulsive Micromanager Microbes Help Plants Adapt, Survive
August 14, 2012 — Soil microbes are impulsive. So much so that they help plants face the challenges of a rapidly changing climate. Biologists have studied how plants and microbes work together to help plants survive ... > full story -
USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines
August 10, 2012 — Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Aug. 10, confirming what many farmers already knew -- they are having a very bad ... > full story -
Global Water Sustainability Flows Through Natural and Human Challenges
August 9, 2012 — Water's fate in China mirrors problems across the world: fouled, pushed far from its natural origins, squandered and exploited. Scientists look back at lessons learned in China and management ... > full story -
Diversity Keeps Grasslands Resilient to Drought, Climate Change
August 8, 2012 — Grasslands should come out as the winner with increased periods and intensity of drought predicted in the ... > full story
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