Researcher makes case for restoring wetlands on agricultural
lands (Phys.org) —New research by an Indiana University
scientist reveals the value of restoring wetlands and riparian
habitat on agricultural lands. The study is among the first to
demonstrate the water quality benefits of converting ... Plant
geneticists demonstrate new means of boosting maize yields A
team of plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
(CSHL) has successfully demonstrated what it describes as a
"simple hypothesis" for making significant increases in yields
for the maize plant. The intensity of land use doubled in the
20th century The growth of green plants – which can be measured
in terms of "net primary production", or NPP for short –
provides the energetic foundation for all life on earth. The
share of NPP appropriated by humans (HANPP) through ...
Scientists probe Canadian sulfide ore to confirm microbial
activity in seawater 2.7 billion years ago An analysis of
sulfide ore deposits from one of the world's richest base-