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How Plants Are Inspiring New Ways to Extract Value from Wastewater
Jan. 24, 2023 Scientists are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich …
Not Everyone Aware Sustainable Diets Are About Helping the Planet
Dec. 13, 2022 A new study has found that young Brits would be willing to change to a more sustainable diet, but a lack of understanding about what that actually means is preventing many from doing …
Low Nutritional Quality in Many Vegetarian Meat Substitutes
Dec. 8, 2022 The availability of foods based on plant proteins to substitute for meat has increased dramatically as more people choose a plant-based diet. At the same time, there are many challenges regarding the …
It’s Not Them, It’s You: Why Potatoes Don’t Deserve Their Bad Reputation
Dec. 5, 2022 Research has shown while potatoes may not have all the same benefits as some other vegetables — such as lowering risk of Type 2 diabetes — health issues associated with potatoes may actually be due …
Experts Present Strategies to Mitigate Methane Emissions in Dairy Cattle
Dec. 1, 2022 Methane mitigation has been identified as essential for addressing climate change. Intensive research in the past decade has resulted in a better understanding of factors driving enteric methane …
Less Intensively Managed Grasslands Have Higher Plant Diversity and Better Soil Health
Nov. 25, 2022 Researchers have shown — for the first time — that less intensively managed British grazed grasslands have on average 50% more plant species and better soil health than intensively managed …
Antioxidant Flavonols Linked to Slower Memory Decline
Nov. 22, 2022 People who eat or drink more foods with antioxidant flavonols, which are found in several fruits and vegetables as well as tea and wine, may have a slower rate of memory decline, according to a new …
Sweet Corn Sweltering in Summer Heat Spells Uncertainty for Corn Lovers
Nov. 22, 2022 Few things say summer in America more than buttery corn on the cob, but as summer temperatures climb to unprecedented levels, the future of sweet corn may not be so sweet. New research shows sweet …
Genetic Background Has an Effect on the Metabolism of Essential Fatty Acids
Nov. 18, 2022 Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study …
Inbred to Well-Fed: Maize Breeding Efforts to Improve Food Security and Safety in Africa
Nov. 16, 2022 A recent study offers a promising strategy to protect food security and safety of maize in Sub-Saharan …
Dams Could Play a Big Role in Feeding the World More Sustainably
Nov. 14, 2022 Analysis finds that dammed reservoirs could store more than 50% of the water needed to irrigate crops without depleting water stocks or encroaching on nature. The researchers caution against building …
Healthy Plant-Based Diets Better for the Environment Than Less Healthy Plant-Based Diets
Nov. 10, 2022 Healthier plant-based dietary patterns were associated with better environmental health, while less healthy plant-based dietary patterns, which are higher in foods like refined grains and …
Thirsty Wheat Needed New Water Management Strategy in Ancient China
Nov. 10, 2022 Research shows that a practice of purposeful water management, or irrigation, was adopted in northern China about 4,000 years ago as part of an effort to grow new grains that had been introduced from …
Scientists Genetically Engineer Plants to Yield More Vegetable Oil
Nov. 9, 2022 Scientists have successfully bioengineered an important protein in plants to increase the yield of oil from their fruits and seeds — a holy grail for the global agri-food industry. Their …
Tracing Tomatoes’ Health Benefits to Gut Microbes
Nov. 8, 2022 Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favorable profile in young pigs, researchers found. After observing these …
There’s Room for Improvement in a Popular Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice
Nov. 8, 2022 Federal subsidies promote planting cover crops to store carbon in agricultural soils, among other benefits, but the approach as currently practiced can reduce yields in the U.S. Corn Belt, …
Farmers in China, Uganda Move to High-Yielding, Cost-Saving Perennial Rice
Nov. 7, 2022 After more than 9,000 years in cultivation, annual paddy rice is now available as a long-lived perennial. The advancement means farmers can plant just once and reap up to eight harvests without …
Words Matter in Food Freshness, Safety Messaging
Nov. 4, 2022 Changing the wording about expiration dates on perishable food items — which is currently unregulated and widely variable — could help reduce food waste, according to a new …
Intensified Meat Production in Response to Climate Change Would Bring Short-Term Rewards, Long-Term Risks
Nov. 2, 2022 As climate change threatens global food supplies, countries will need to increase the efficiency of food production, bringing about short-term gains, such as decreased deforestation, but long-term …
Companies’ ‘Deforestation-Free’ Supply Chain Pledges Have Barely Impacted Forest Clearance in the Amazon, Researchers Say
Oct. 28, 2022 More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, say …
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