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February 11, 2025
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Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees



Tai Po (AFP) Feb 7, 2025
Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for the valuable wood inside. A stone's throw from the city's urban centre are forests home to trees that produce fragrant - and valuable - agarwood, used in a number of high-end products from incense and perfume to traditional Chinese medicine. Environmentalists say illegal incense tree felling is on the rise in Hong Kon ... read more

FARM NEWS
Drying and rewetting cycles amplify soil CO2 emissions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2025
The global release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon is estimated to be roughly five times greater than human-induced CO2 emissions. Given this substantial ... more
WATER WORLD
Trump-ordered water release wasted billions of gallons: experts
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
Donald Trump's demand for billions of gallons (liters) of water to be released in California, in what he said was a move to help combat fires in Los Angeles, was wasteful and pointless, experts say. ... more
WATER WORLD
Study highlights later-stage infusion of water on Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
A research group led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick expert has determined that water did not show up as early in Earth's assembly as once assumed. Their conclusion, drawn from an analysis of ancient roc ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Crew Wraps Spacewalk Duties and Expands Crop Research in Orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
The Expedition 72 crew began February by tidying up after last week's spacewalk, while also conducting ongoing research in space-based farming and microgravity physics. On Monday, they turned their ... more
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Study examines how African farmers are adapting to mountain climate change
Fort Collins, CO (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face - findings relevant to people living in mou ... more
FARM NEWS
French cognac exports to China slump as tariffs bite; Scottish whisky makers fear return of Trump tariffs
Bordeaux (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
Cognac sales to China dropped 24 percent in value last year after Beijing imposed tariffs on EU brandy imports amid trade tensions with the European Union, an industry body said Tuesday. ... more
FARM NEWS
Ancient agricultural strategies unveiled as pre-industrial societies adapted to climate shifts
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
A new study explores how ancient agricultural systems displayed resilience and adaptability in response to shifting environmental conditions. By examining archaeological evidence and historical docu ... more
FIRE STORM
Thailand orders stubble burning crackdown as pollution spikes
Bangkok (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Friday a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools to close. ... more

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Viral Chinese tourist spot stokes nostalgia with staged rural scenes
Xiapu, China (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
A wizened farmer leads a buffalo through a misty copse of gnarled trees in eastern China, closely followed by a woman in a straw hat heaving pails of water. ... more
FARM NEWS
Revolutionary Irrigation System Unearthed in Amazon Linked to Neolithic Revolution
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
A groundbreaking discovery by an international research team has revealed the existence of an advanced irrigation and drainage system used by the pre-Columbian Casarabe society in the Amazon. This s ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Microbial solutions could revolutionize seaweed farming for carbon capture
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
As seaweed farming garners global attention for its potential in removing atmospheric carbon dioxide and providing eco-friendly alternatives to carbon-heavy food and industrial products, significant ... more
FARM NEWS
Climate change cooks up Japanese 'cabbage shock'
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2025
Japan's much-loved "tonkatsu" pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings. ... more
FARM NEWS
Bamboo farm gets chopping for US zoo's hungry new pandas
Front Royal, United States (AFP) Jan 24, 2025
On a snow-blanketed field in Virginia, a handful of workers were silent but for the groan of a chainsaw chopping through bamboo - a delicacy for their furry clients down the road in the US capital of Washington. ... more
FARM NEWS
Pakistan drought dents winter harvest
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
A winter drought is ravaging crops in Pakistan's breadbasket, farmers said Thursday, with the region parched by a 40 percent drop in rainfall. ... more
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Drinking water in many French cities contaminated: study
Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
A type of "forever chemical" linked to health problems and birth defects has been found in the tap water of many French cities and towns including Paris, according to a study released on Thursday. ... more
FIRE STORM
Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: monitor
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally expanding their territory. ... more
WATER WORLD
New technology reduces costs and chemicals in desalination
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Seawater desalination could become more cost-effective and environmentally friendly thanks to a new method using carbon cloth electrodes to remove boron, a toxic element in drinking water. This inno ... more
FARM NEWS
War and climate crisis reshape global fertiliser industry
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Fertilisers are crucial for feeding the world's growing population, yet they contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Recent geopolitical and environmental challenges have brought the n ... more
FARM NEWS
We can produce fertilizer more efficiently by harnessing Earth's subsurface forces
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Researchers are exploring Earth's natural heat and pressure as an energy-efficient way to produce ammonia for fertilizers. A proof-of-concept study published on January 21 in the Cell Press journal ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record. ... more
FARM NEWS
Satellite technology helping pastoralists prepare for drought
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
A pilot project conducted in the Western Riverina has demonstrated how an innovative online mapping tool can assist pastoralists in making informed decisions about their livestock and land managemen ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices
Caconde, Brazil (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
Brazilian coffee producer Moacir Donizetti first smelled the smoke, and then watched in desperation as a blaze consumed his family coffee plantation last year. ... more
FARM NEWS
The global forces sending coffee prices skyward
Paris (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
Climate change, political headwinds and diverging market dynamics around the world have pushed coffee prices to fresh records, jacking up the cost of your everyday brew or a barista's signature macchiato. ... more
WATER WORLD
Russians take Epiphany dip in waters hit by oil spill
Moscow (AFP) Jan 19, 2025
Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, officials said, despite concerns about the toxic pollution. ... more
WATER WORLD
NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by a ... more
FARM NEWS
How to reduce environmental impact with diet a Politecnico study published in Nature
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A new study from the Glob3science Lab at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, explores how the global adoption of a sustainable dietary model can reduce envi ... more
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Herbicide under US scrutiny over potential Parkinson's link
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
First came the slow hand movements, then the tremor, and now the looming fear of what lies ahead. ... more
FARM NEWS
Poland ramps up controls amid foot-and-mouth outbreak in Germany
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Poland has ramped up controls of livestock imports amid the spread of a highly contagious animal foot-and-mouth disease in neighbouring Germany, Warsaw said late on Tuesday. ... more
FARM NEWS
Nick Sokol: Growing a sustainable future
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
A healthy global food supply requires healthy soil, which requires fertilizer to replace and or enhance the nutrients found in the soil. Many farmers use synthetic fertilizers, which are produced fr ... more
FARM NEWS
UK bans German livestock imports amid foot-and-mouth outbreak
London (AFP) Jan 14, 2025
The UK on Tuesday banned imports of German cattle, pigs and sheep to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as Berlin races to contain an outbreak of the virus. ... more
FARM NEWS
Climate fee on food could cut greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and support social equity
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Agriculture contributes 8 percent of Germany's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to new research, emissions in this sector could drop by 22.5 percent, equating to over 15 million tonne ... more
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