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Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattle![]() ![]() Burns OR (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent research has found that feeding seaweed can reduce methane emissions from cattle, most of which originates from enteric fermentation that is characteristic of their digestive process. Oregon State will investigate a specific type of seaweed - Pacific dulse, a species grown commercially on the Oregon Coast - ... read more |
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![]() Prague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech veterinary authority said Tuesday it would restrict animal movement and advised countrywide vaccinations over a rapid spread of bluetongue disease. ... more ![]() ![]() Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The moment Israel's strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley cease, Roland Abou-Khater straps a white flag to his truck, watches the sky for warplanes then whisks a harvesting team to near the firing line. ... more ![]() ![]() Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study suggests. Built using ... more ![]() ![]() Saint-Martin-Du-Puy, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2024 After over a decade of snapping up Bordeaux wine estates, buying into a dream of elegant living in France and good earnings in their home market, many Chinese investors are now selling up. ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A new study highlights how satellite technologies can improve the detection of droughts, particularly in critical areas like the Amazon basin. Led by researchers from the Military University of Tech ... more |
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![]() Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a UN biodiversity summit, to declare protected zones in areas where they make their livelihoods. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed that microbes in the environment, rather than fossil fuels, were responsible for the surge in global methane emiss ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 21, 2024 Maize, also known as corn, is a vital cereal crop used globally for food production and trade. However, extreme weather events such as rain and wind can cause maize plants to fall, a phenomenon know ... more ![]() ![]() Marienmunster, Germany (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 Ever since the bluetongue virus struck nearly a year ago, German farmer Ortrun Humpert has cared for sick sheep to contain a crisis and feels increasingly abandoned by authorities. ... more |
![]() Paris (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Colombie (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 At the end of 2022, 65 percent of the Western United States was in severe drought, the result of a two decades long mega drought in the Colorado River Basin that had captured headlines around the world. ... more ![]() ![]() Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations warned Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 A new study explores the evolutionary relationship between attine ants and beneficial bacteria that live on their bodies, revealing that these ants developed specialized structures for hosting bacte ... more |
![]() Dijon, France (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Bad weather means global wine production this year will remain near a 60-year low according to preliminary estimates, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Nairobi (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force - over the vehement objections of Egypt. ... more ![]() ![]() Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, with only a third of its surface water in good health, the European Environment Agency warned on Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 New research led by Penn State scientists suggests that some wild Australian plants may owe their distribution to the traditional practices of the Martu Aboriginal people. The study, published in 'N ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 The freezing periods of the world's freshwater lakes are becoming shorter due to climate change, causing significant consequences for human safety, water quality, biodiversity, and global nutrient c ... more ![]() ![]() Lima, Peru (AFP) Oct 9, 2024 In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of bees from the jaws of death and saved their own livelihoods with the help of UN climate funding. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombie (AFP) Oct 9, 2024 Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more ![]() ![]() Ghardimaou, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 9, 2024 With parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with dogged local efforts can help tackle the impact of climate change. ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2024 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its third State of Global Water Resources report, revealing that 2023 was marked by extreme weather patterns, with many regions experiencing ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 In a groundbreaking study, scientists at Northwestern University have, for the first time, witnessed hydrogen and oxygen atoms merging to form nano-sized water bubbles at the molecular level. This s ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2024 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of Earth data and insights, has announced a new contract with American Crystal Sugar Company through its partnership with SatAgro, a precision agricult ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2024 Whether protecting crops from diseases and pests or sanitizing contaminated surfaces, the ability to spray protective chemicals over important resources is key to ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Oct 8, 2024 China said Tuesday it would impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union, marking the latest salvo in an escalating trade row between Beijing and Brussels. ... more |
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