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Local bright spot among melting glaciers: 2000 km of Antarctic ice-covered coastline has been stable for 85 years

A whaler's forgotten aerial photos from 1937 have given researchers at the University of Copenhagen…

Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery by…

Climate crisis: New project explores how flexible our eating habits are

Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the departments of Anthropology…

Fixin’ to be flexitarian: Scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables

Greening the way we eat needn’t mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to…

Increased CO2 emissions from world’s tundra surprise researchers

As they warm, Arctic tundra environments will probably release 30% more CO2 than they do today – an…

Fluctuating coffee prices put mental pressure on Vietnamese farmers

Vietnamese coffee farmers are experiencing significantly more stress and psychological difficulties…

Iconic savanna mammals face genetic problems due to fences and roads

Wildebeest migrations have become a rarer sight in Africa as humans continue to interrupt their…

Economist: Tens of billions of dollars in forest products are being overlooked

Are we missing the forest for the trees? More than timber grows in forests – including products…

Diversified farming

Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive

Mixing livestock and crops, integrating flower strips and trees, water and soil conservation and…

artificial intelligence

Computer scientists show the way: AI models need not be SO power hungry

The development of AI models is an overlooked climate culprit. Computer scientists at the Universit…