As the global population surpasses 8 billion, the challenge of producing sufficient food becomes increasingly pressing.
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New Synthesis Strategy Could Speed up PFAS Decontamination
Rice engineers demonstrate versatile, cost-effective way to make high-quality advanced materials.
Bacterial Contamination and Microplastics Threaten Colombia’s Largest and Most Productive Coastal Lagoon
A study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Marine and Coastal Research Institute (INVEMAR) in Colombia warns of the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in microplastics extracted from water, sediments and the digestive tract of fish in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, the largest and most productive coastal lagoon system in the Colombian Caribbean.
New Wheat Varieties Can Contribute to Food Security
Wheat is the world’s most important grain. But it has high environmental costs due to the need to fertilize with nitrogen.
New Findings Can Help Improve our Understanding of Winter Weather in the St. Lawrence River Valley
A recent study at McGill University provides new insights into how winter storms develop in the St. Lawrence River Valley, findings that could potentially improve the accuracy of winter weather forecasts in the region.
Devastating Rainfall from Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene intensified as it approached Florida’s Big Bend in fall 2024, ultimately making landfall as a Category 4 storm at 11:10 p.m. Eastern Time on September 27.