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Using Less Water to Grow More Potatoes
September 1, 2011 — Agricultural researchers have confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can increase irrigation water use ... > full story -
Farming Commercial Miscanthus
August 31, 2011 — A new article examines the carbon sequestration potential of Miscanthus plantations on commercial farms. Researchers evaluated Miscanthus plantations in Ireland, where planting has been subsidized by ... > full story -
Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatched in Lao PDR
August 30, 2011 — Biologist have successfully hatched a clutch of 20 Siamese crocodiles, a species threatened across its range by hunting, habitat fragmentation and loss, and other ... > full story -
Testing the Water for Bioenergy Crops
August 29, 2011 — Water use has been left out analysis of converting cropland from corn to higher-yield biofuel crops like miscanthus or switchgrass. A recent study found that miscanthus and switchgrass lose more ... > full story -
Monitoring Ground-Level Ozone from Space
August 29, 2011 — Satellite views of the Midwestern United States show that ozone levels above 50 parts per billion along the ground could reduce soybean yields by at least 10 percent, costing more than $1 billion ... > full story -
Preserving 4 Percent of the Ocean Could Protect Most Marine Mammal Species, Study Finds
August 29, 2011 — Preserving just 4 percent of the ocean could protect crucial habitat for the vast majority of marine mammal species, from sea otters to blue whales, according to researchers in a new ... > full story -
Following the Trail of Conservation Successes
August 29, 2011 — Pessimism prevails in the conservation community because of ongoing habitat destruction and associated threats to a wide variety of species. With the global population expected to surge past 10 ... > full story -
Irrigation's Impacts on Global Carbon Uptake
August 25, 2011 — Globally, irrigation increases agricultural productivity by an amount roughly equivalent to the entire agricultural output of the US, according to a new ... > full story -
Pacific Walruses Studied as Sea Ice Melts
August 24, 2011 — U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center researchers, in cooperation with the Native Village of Point Lay, will attempt to attach 35 satellite radio-tags to walruses on the northwestern Alaska ... > full story -
Global Warming May Cause Higher Loss of Biodiversity Than Previously Thought
August 24, 2011 — If global warming continues as expected, it is estimated that almost a third of all flora and fauna species worldwide could become extinct. Scientists have now discovered that the proportion of ... > full story
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