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Researchers engineer protein compartments to unlock efficient crop photosynthesisSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use. Researchers from Ass ... more  
Greece announces 2.5-bn-euro plan to tackle drought threatAthens (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Greece on Thursday said it would invest 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) over the next decade to tackle a mounting drought challenge threatening Athens and Thessaloniki, its two largest cities, and many of its islands. ... more 
Extracting fertilizer from air and waterMainz, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Nitrogen-based fertilizers are essential for modern agriculture, and compounds like ammonia and urea are also widely used in industry. However, their conventional production and use pose major envir ... more 
Peatlands face rising threat as carbon loss accelerates during extreme droughtsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Peatlands, which cover only 3 percent of the planet's surface, are responsible for storing over 30 percent of the world's soil carbon, acting as important natural reservoirs for thousands of years. ... more |
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Australian Murray cod wallops swim recordSydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 An Australian freshwater Murray cod has surprised scientists by swimming a marathon 860 kilometres (530 miles) along a major river system - believed to be a record for the species. ... more 
Biochar and rewetting combine to curb farm emissions without yield lossTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Raising groundwater levels and enriching soils with biochar could sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farmed peatlands without sacrificing crop productivity, according to new research from ... more 
Water salinity hurting farmers, livestock in IraqBasra, Iraq (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 Iraqi farmer Umm Ali has watched her poultry die as salinity levels in the country's south hit record highs, rendering already scarce water unfit for human consumption and killing livestock. ... more 
Santa Cruz, Bolivia's breadbasket, hopes political change will fuel growthSanta Cruz, Bolivia (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 In the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia's breadbasket, farmers hope a change in government will bring an end to hobbling fuel shortages, allowing their sector to become the savior of a struggling economy. ... more |
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Helping farmers, boosting biofuelsRichland WA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 New research has found cover crops that are viable in Washington's normal "off season" don't hurt the soil and can be sold as a biofuel source. After harvest, farmland often sits fallow and un ... more |
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Rain in the Sahara? UIC researchers predict a wetter future for the desertChicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year - one-tenth of the amount of Chicago's rain, sleet and snow. But by the second half o ... more 
Hotter climate drives more intense rainfall across JapanTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 Extreme weather events are already intensifying worldwide, and researchers warn they will worsen as the planet warms. Heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, and heat waves are projected to grow stronger ... more 
China says 'no winners' in trade war after cooking oil threatBeijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 China said on Wednesday that trade wars had "no winners", after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States could stop buying cooking oil from the country. ... more 
Sweden to establish emergency grain stocks in northStockholm (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 Sweden will set up its first emergency grain stocks in the north of the country, a region that risks being isolated in a conflict, the government said Tuesday. ... more |
US soybean farmers battered by trade row with ChinaCordova, Maryland, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. ... more  |
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New Zealand accused of 'climate denial' over new methane targetsWellington (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 Environmental campaigners have accused New Zealand's government of "full-blown climate denial" after it slashed targets for reducing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. ... more 
Brazil hopes COP30 in Amazon can unite world for climate actionBrasilia (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis. ... more 
US wastewater plants emit double the greenhouse gases in official estimatesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Wastewater treatment facilities across the United States are releasing roughly twice the greenhouse gases previously tallied by national inventories, according to a Princeton-led measurement campaig ... more 
Veggie 'burgers' face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling banStrasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 Plant-based "steaks" and "veggie burgers" may be on the way out in the European Union after the bloc's parliament voted Wednesday to restrict such labels to meat only, in a win for disgruntled farmers. ... more |
Extreme rains hit India's premier Darjeeling tea estatesKolkata (AFP) Oct 7, 2025 Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India's Darjeeling region also destroyed swathes of premier tea estates, officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Biodegradable microplastics disrupt soil carbon balance and microbial lifeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 A groundbreaking two-year field study has revealed that biodegradable microplastics, once promoted as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional plastics, can profoundly alter how carbon is stored and ... more 
Africa's path to low-carbon food securityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Africa's agrifood system produces nearly 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year - over a quarter of the global total. A new comparative study examining Africa and China's agricultural trajec ... more 
Americans, Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carpDunnville, Canada (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Finally, something to unite President Donald Trump, his Democratic opponents and the Canadians he's threatening to annex: a ferociously hungry carp. ... more |
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Vast reserves, but little to drink: Tajikistan's water strugglesKolkhozobod, Tajikistan (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 To quench his thirst, Tajik labourer Nematoullo Bassirov must take a risk - drawing water from the stream running through his yard and hoping he won't fall sick. ... more 
US farmers hit by trade war to get 'substantial' aid: Treasury chiefWashington (AFP) Oct 2, 2025 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that "substantial support" for farmers would be announced next week, particularly for those growing soybeans, as they struggle with fallout from President Donald Trump's trade conflicts. ... more 
Cracked coatings unlock new pathway for solar-powered clean water systemsNanchang, China (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 More than 3.6 billion people worldwide face water scarcity, and conventional desalination still depends on energy-intensive methods. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers a greener alte ... more 
Crocodile skin inspires resilient solar desalination breakthroughNanchang China (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 More than 3.6 billion people face water scarcity, and conventional desalination consumes large amounts of energy. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers a sustainable option, but perform ... more |
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Satellite partnership advances AquaWatch water quality monitoringLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has announced progress on AquaWatch-AUK, a joint UK-Australia satellite development project addressing global water quality challenges. The initiative, sup ... more |
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Farming transformed mammal communities worldwide over 50,000 years Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Fossil evidence from six continents shows that humans reshaped global mammal communities over the last 50,000 years, according to new research published in Biology Letters. During the Ice Age, anima ... more  
Wolf attack in Greece prompts calls for hunting rightsThessaloniki, Greece (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild. ... more  
Dozens more Zambian farmers sue over toxic mining spillLusaka (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 More Zambian farmers have filed a fresh lawsuit against a Chinese mining company over a toxic waste spill, following a similar case earlier this month, court documents seen by AFP Thursday showed. ... more 
17 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake burstsHualien, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 At least 17 people were killed when a decades-old barrier lake burst in Taiwan, government officials said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain. ... more |
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