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Potato traces its ancient roots to tomato hybridizationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 An international team of scientists has traced the evolutionary origin of the modern potato to a natural hybridization event between wild tomato relatives and Etuberosum species in South America rou ... more  
From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in AfghanistanAfghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025 /> Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years. ... more 
Women bear brunt of Afghanistan's water scarcityShibar, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025 /> In a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day down a dusty canyon to collect as much water as they can. The containers hold barely enough ... more 
Stockholmers told to cut back on tap water due to supply issueStockholm (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Swedish authorities on Friday urged businesses and 1.5 million residents in greater Stockholm to cut back on tap water for the next few weeks as unusually warm freshwater temperatures have led t ... more |
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Rising Himalayan river flows present mixed blessings for regional communities Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Rapid glacier melt is driving higher water volumes in at least 10% of rivers across High Mountain Asia, including the Yangtze, Amu Darya and Syr Darya, according to a new University of Massachusetts ... more 
Organic molecules help soil store water even in desertlike conditionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 Northwestern University researchers have identified the nanoscale processes that allow organic matter to enhance soil's ability to hold water, even in extremely arid environments. The team fou ... more 
Cornell researchers explore alternatives to harmful insecticideIthaca NY (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Cornell University research offers a number of alternatives to neonicotinoids (neonics) that might work for farmers who grow large-seeded vegetable crops such as snap bean, dry bean and sweet corn. ... more
Global food system reforms urged to reverse land degradation and climate threatsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 In a new paper in Nature, 21 scientists outline strategies to transform global food systems as a top priority to curb land degradation, mitigate climate change, and protect biodiversity. Their model ... more |
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China charts high yield low input pathway for staple cropsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China's scientists have reviewed two decades of green technology advances to answer a pressing question: how to raise output while cutting inputs and emissions. Their analysis of major food crops fr ... more |
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Parisians cool off in the Seine after century-old ban endedParis (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Motivated by a sweltering heatwave, Parisians have been queueing up to take a dip in the river Seine after it reopened to bathers following a ban dating back to 1923. Since city hall deliver ... more 
Water shortages plague Beirut as low rainfall compounds woesBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> People are buying water by the truckload in Beirut as the state supply faces its worst shortages in years, with the leaky public sector struggling after record-low rainfall and local wells runni ... more
'Water lettuce' chokes tourism, fishing at El Salvador lakeSuchitoto, El Salvador (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> The waters of El Salvador's Lake Suchitlan are normally busy with fishermen and tourists - but this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking it isn't a lake at all. The wetland, known for its b ... more
Oh carp: UK's Lammy on the hook after fishing with Vance without licenceLondon (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Britain's foreign minister David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing in a carp pond with US Vice President JD Vance without a licence, the UK foreign offic ... more |
 
Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuelsChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low ... more  |
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England faces 'nationally significant' water shortfall London Aug 11, 2025 England's water shortfall was classed as "nationally significant" as it experienced its driest first six months of the year since 1976, the Environment Agency said on Tuesday. ... more 
Canada says 'disappointed' at new China canola dutiesOttawa (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 Canada said Tuesday it was "deeply disappointed" with China's decision to impose a temporary tax on Canadian canola, after Beijing said it had preliminarily concluded that Ottawa was dumping the crop onto its market. ... more
China announces temporary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canolaBeijing (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 China will begin collecting a temporary customs duty on canola imports from Canada, a commerce ministry statement said Tuesday, after an investigation made a preliminary determination of dumping. ... more 
France adopts law upholding ban on controversial insecticideParis (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill that bars the reintroduction of a bee-killing pesticide following a groundswell of public opposition. ... more |
 
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought since AprilParis (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data. ... more 
Hungarians protest with camels to raise alarm over droughtBudapest (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 A camel-led caravan of farmers, scientists and environmentalists marched through central Budapest on Thursday to raise awareness of desertification and demand that the government take action. ... more
France strikes down return of banned bee-killing pesticideParis (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 France's top constitutional authority on Thursday blocked a law that would allow the reintroduction of a pesticide virulently opposed by environmental groups. ... more 
Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to spaceAbuja (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 If Earthlings are ever going to colonise Mars, they won't be able to do so on an empty stomach - and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot. ... more |
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Northern Territory aquifer faces rapid decline visible from spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 A major aquifer in Australia's Northern Territory is drying at a concerning pace, with losses now visible from satellite observations, according to a new study led by Griffith University. ... more 
China says extends probe into beef importsBeijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 China has extended a months-long investigation into whether beef imports had harmed the domestic industry, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. ... more 
'Human presence': French volunteers protect sheep from wolvesVillebois-Les-Pins, France (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Carrying staffs like shepherds, Sophie Morice-Couteau and Geoffroy Galliot inspect the nets of a sheepfold on a steep slope in the Baronnies massif, part of their daily mission to keep wolves away. ... more 
Israel culls more than 200 crocodiles at West Bank farmJerusalem (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Israel said it culled 200 crocodiles at an abandoned farm on a settlement in the occupied West Bank, reporting the animals had resorted to cannibalism and posed a "significant risk" to humans. ... more |
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Death of a delta: Pakistan's Indus sinks and shrinksKharo Chan, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother's grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Pakistan's Indus delta. ... more |
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Water shortages spell trouble on Turkey's tourist coastCesme, Turkey (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Ali Alyanak and his neighbours in Turkey's tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 metres underground even as hotel pools remain full - a sign for many of the region's dire water crisis amid prolonged drought. ... more
UAE begins pipeline project to ease Gaza water shortageJerusalem (AFP) July 30, 2025 The United Arab Emirates has begun construction on a major pipeline to carry desalinated water from Egypt to southern Gaza, according to multiple sources. ... more
French health experts speak out against bee-killing pesticideParis (AFP) July 29, 2025 French health experts and patient associations on Tuesday urged authorities to protect the public from a bee-killing pesticide, saying the chemical could also harm children and adults. ... more 
Iconic French chef stakes reputation on vegan menuParis (AFP) July 28, 2025 Celebrated French chef Alain Passard has made history once again. ... more |
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