Submissions from phys.org

• New study: More flowers around apple orchards can yield higher harvest

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  Published on 13th Nov 2018
• Organic farming methods favors pollinators: An extensive 3-year study from Lund University in Sweden has found that organic farming methods can contribute to halting the pollinator decline--due to both the absence of insecticides and a higher provision of flower resources

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  Published on 11th Oct 2018
• Humans delayed the onset of the Sahara desert by 500 years

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  Published on 3rd Oct 2018
• Study examines foraging of mountain gorillas for sodium-rich foods

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  Published on 20th Sep 2018
• The adoption of "silvopastures"—incorporating trees into pastureland—can provide habitat for forest bird species and improve connectivity in landscapes fragmented by agriculture

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  Published on 20th Sep 2018
• Measuring pesticide quantity alone does not determine the risk: The threats that pesticides pose to the environment cannot easily be determined by measurements of quantity--Extreme risks remain undetected

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  Published on 9th Sep 2018
• Climate negotiator warns world 'out of time' to save islands

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  Published on 7th Sep 2018
• Arizona canyon famed for waterfalls to reopen after flooding

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  Published on 3rd Sep 2018
• Study shows forest conservation is a powerful tool to improve nutrition in developing nations

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  Published on 17th Aug 2018
• Study finds 29 pesticides in Devon river

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  Published on 11th Jul 2018
• The physics of better batteries

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  Published on 27th Jun 2018
• Mexico jaguar population grows 20% in eight years

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  Published on 15th Jun 2018
• Beavers help reduce fertiliser runoff and buffer against soil erosion, research reveals

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  Published on 8th Jun 2018
• CRISPR-edited rice plants produce major boost in grain yield

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  Published on 22nd May 2018
• Large predators once hunted to near-extinction are showing up in unexpected places

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  Published on 9th May 2018
• Corn with straw mulch builds yield, soil carbon

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  Published on 25th Apr 2018
• Researchers prove complex connection between plants and what soil microbes eat

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  Published on 28th Mar 2018
• Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of GMO herbicide resistance

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  Published on 27th Mar 2018
• How royal jelly helps honeybee larvae defy gravity and become queens

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  Published on 16th Mar 2018
• The only known ant to consistently defeat fire ants does not bite or sting...

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  Published on 14th Mar 2018
• Improving swine waste fertilizer - July 2008

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  Published on 4th Mar 2018
• How fungi make nutrients available to the world

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  Published on 2nd Feb 2018
• Agricultural parasite takes control of host plant's genes

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  Published on 4th Jan 2018
• Nature has its own way bringing things back!

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  Published on 7th Dec 2017
• Saving Cavendish: Team grows world-first Panama disease-resistant bananas

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  Published on 16th Nov 2017
• Researchers working to mimic giant clams to enhance the production of biofuel

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  Published on 3rd Nov 2017
• Biochar shows benefits as manure lagoon cover

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  Published on 2nd Nov 2017
• New fractal-like concentrating solar power receivers are better at absorbing sunlight

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  Published on 27th Oct 2017