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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Laboratory and field studies confirm that modifying photosynthesis and plant structure can significantly increase crop resilience to high temperatures, according to a new review published in Science. Researchers at the University of Illinois say these changes could mitigate yield losses from global warming-but scaling up such innovations remains a challenge. Scientists can now fine-tune photosynthesis, adjust leaf chemistry and orientation, and enhance thermal tolerance in crops. However, translat ... read more |
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Ancient climate shifts reveal warning signs for modern drought risksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Climate scientists at Syracuse University have uncovered new evidence linking ancient atmospheric changes to modern drought patterns, shedding light on how future climate change could intensify glob ... more 
Turkmenistan names high-yield wheat after its leadersAshgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) June 12, 2025 Turkmenistan inaugurated its harvest season on Thursday by naming new high-yielding wheat varieties after its leaders, as climate change threatens food security in the predominantly desert Central Asian country. ... more 
Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeysColombo (AFP) June 12, 2025 Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a census of crop-destroying wildlife, authorities said Thursday, after a government minister called the figure "unbelievable". ... more 
UK's sunniest spring yields unusually sweet strawberriesDartford, United Kingdom (AFP) June 11, 2025 British strawberry farmers say this year's record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with a bigger and sweeter harvest than usual. ... more |
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Britain's biggest water supplier suffers rescue blowLondon (AFP) June 3, 2025 Britain's government Tuesday ruled out nationalising Thames Water after US private equity firm KKR decided against pumping vital investment into the country's biggest supplier of the commodity. ... more |
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Climate strategies of agri-food giants insufficient: studyParis (AFP) June 3, 2025 Nestle, PepsiCo and other agri-food giants are "unlikely" to bring about meaningful greenhouse gas reductions in the sector with their current climate policies, according to a report published Tuesday. ... more 
Iraq probes fish die-off in southern marshesNajaf, Iraq (AFP) June 2, 2025 Iraqi authorities on Monday launched a probe into a mass die-off of fish in the southern marshlands, the latest in a string of such events in recent years. ... more 
'Moving forward': the Gen-Z farmer growing Fukushima kiwisOkuma, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2025 A short drive from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, novice farmer Takuya Haraguchi tends to his kiwi saplings under the spring sunshine, bringing life back to a former no-go zone. ... more  
Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemmaIitate, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2025 To reduce radiation across Japan's northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land. ... more |
New digital tool provides satellite monitoring of crop health across USLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025 Researchers from the University of Kansas, with support from the KansasView and AmericaView programs, have created a web-based app for the public that provides free satellite monitoring and analysis ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Report: 'Future-proofing' crops will require urgent, consistent effortChampaign, IL (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 In a review in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Stephen Long, a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, describes resear ... more  
Nigeria detains troops, police for alleged sale of weapons to armed groupsLagos (AFP) May 30, 2025 The Nigerian military has detained more than 30 soldiers and police officers for allegedly stealing weapons from its stockpiles and selling them to armed groups including jihadists in the country. ... more 
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital carbon 'sink', researchers sayLondon (AFP) May 30, 2025 Muddy saltmarshes are major stores of greenhouse gases and should be protected to help Britain in the battle against climate change, a new report said Friday. ... more 
German court sets climate precedent but rejects Peruvian farmer's claimHamm, Germany (AFP) May 28, 2025 A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions. ... more |
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Top UK water supplier hit with record fine over pollution London (AFP) May 28, 2025 Britain's biggest water supplier, Thames Water, was hit Wednesday with a record fine of GBP122.7 million ($165 million) over pollution and improper dividend payments, a regulator said. ... more 
Mango deal sweetens ties between Bangladesh and ChinaDhaka (AFP) May 28, 2025 Bangladesh waved off its first consignment of mangoes to China on Wednesday, a largely symbolic export as Beijing sweetens ties after relations soured between Dhaka and former ally and neighbour India. ... more 
UK to build new reservoirs as climate change sparks drought fearsLondon (AFP) May 28, 2025 The UK government said Wednesday it will step in to fast-track the building of two new reservoirs, amid drought fears as England was on track to record its driest start to spring in more than century. ... more  
Kazakhstan to allow hunting once endangered antelopesAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 28, 2025 Kazakhstan said Wednesday it will authorise the hunting of saiga antelopes, once an endangered species that the government says is now threatening farming in the vast Central Asian country. ... more |
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AI constellation to monitor UK water networks with Quub tech London, UK (SPX) May 28, 2025 Quub UK has secured GBP 1.3 million in funding through the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge to launch its SpaceEye initiative. Over the next three years, the project will deploy six low-cost satel ... more 
Ancient bread rises again as Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loafEskisehir, Turkey (AFP) May 27, 2025 In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey. ... more 
India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive earlyMumbai (AFP) May 26, 2025 Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters. ... more 
Invasive species cost trillions in damages: studyParis (AFP) May 26, 2025 From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday. ... more |
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Iraq's water reserves lowest in 80 years: officialBaghdad (AFP) May 25, 2025 Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks. ... more |
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Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe Paris (AFP) May 23, 2025 Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues. ... more 
Rare wild cattle herded in Cambodia by helicopterPhnom Penh (AFP) May 24, 2025 A helicopter successfully herded 16 critically endangered banteng onto a truck in Cambodia for the first time, conservationists said, marking a "significant achievement" in a country with high rates of deforestation. ... more
Penn engineers develop energy-free material that captures and releases water from airLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 A surprising discovery at Penn Engineering has unveiled a new class of nanostructured materials capable of passively extracting water from the air. The breakthrough, published in Science Advances, e ... more 
'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortagesKabul (AFP) May 21, 2025 Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital. ... more |
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