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Organosulfur Content of Vegetables Quantified!
The health-promoting effects of sulfur-rich vegetables such as onions and garlic have been known for a long time.
Warming Makes Droughts, Extreme Wet Events More Frequent, Intense
Scientists have predicted that droughts and floods will become more frequent and severe as our planet warms and climate changes, but detecting this on regional and continental scales has proven difficult.
Titanic Robots Make Farming More Sustainable
There’s a lot riding on farmers’ ability to fight weeds, which can strangle crops and destroy yields.
Arctic Climate Modelling Too Conservative
Climate models used by the UN’s IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic’s future will be.
Crop Yields Reduced by Climate Extremes
From 1980 to 2009, farmers faced an ever-increasing chance of having to deal with a growing season that was too hot and dry for their crops, according to a new study from an international team led by researchers at Aalto University.