A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports.

Modern-day agriculture faces two major dilemmas: how to produce enough food to feed the growing human population and how to minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture. 

Half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions could be cut from Earth’s atmosphere by improved management of peatlands, according to research partly undertaken at the University of Leicester.

Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon – is continually being transmitted between open-net salmon farms and wild juvenile Chinook salmon in British Columbia waters, according to a new genomics analysis published today in Science Advances.

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it”. 

Research shows that the use of corn ethanol reduces the carbon footprint and diminishes greenhouse gases.

NASA’s new Earth System Observatory will guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes.

New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperature

Rich in quartz, limestone, and algae, the Great Lake is also rich with seasonal color.

Canada’s Manitoba Province jumped right from winter ice to summer fires.