A new study published on 1 April in Nature Sustainability estimates that air pollution from corn production results in 4,300 premature deaths annually in the United States (1). By performing
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To say that relations between NGOs and agribusiness are strained is nothing short of an understatement. On closer inspection, however, this antagonism is not all that warranted. In recent years,
In a new commentary published on 2 April in Nature, experts urge the restoration community, forestry experts, and policymakers to focus on regenerating natural forests (1). They argue that restoring
New plant breeding technologies can significantly contribute to global food security
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In a new perspective published on 29 March in Science, an international team of experts argue that plant breeding technologies ― in particular, genome editing technologies ― could lead to
Deforestation emissions make up one-sixth of the carbon footprint of the average EU diet, according to a new study published on 29 March in Global Environmental Change, a peer-reviewed journal
The intensity of biodiversity and ecosystem changes owing to land use may largely depend on climate. In particular, the climatic environments of tropical mountains change dramatically with elevation, which the
A new study, published in January in eLife, a peer-reviewed open access journal, showed that epigenetic modifications passed along to plant offspring can instil disease resistance ― importantly, without decreasing
An interesting study published on 18 March in Phytobiomes, a new open-access journal published by APS, provides further evidence of the risks associated with the use of phosphorous fertilisers. According
Climate-induced changes in rainfall will affect staple crops even if greenhouse gas emissions are radically reduced to meet targets set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a new
Scientists have developed a single-step gene editing process that can increase corn yields. The new technique uses pollen to transfer the components of CRISPR-Cas9 into another plant allowing them to