Crops and Microplastics: The Connection You Don't Know
Shocking Study: Microplastics Reduce Photosynthesis by Up to 18% in Agricultural Crops. Millions Risk Starvation Within 25 Years.
The Hidden Science Behind Bearings: Silent Power of Tractors
Bearings are the invisible heart of modern tractors: here's how these small components influence performance and durability.
Agriculture, a 'sunscreen' increases crop yields
A 'sunscreen' on plants? Zinc nanoparticles improve crop yields during heatwaves. I'm puzzled.
Recycled glass as soil for growing crops? More plants, fewer pests
Recycling enters the garden: research discovers that replacing part of the soil with recycled glass improves plant growth.
Agricultural revolution: intelligent soil that irrigates and feeds itself
University of Texas creates innovative soil that could solve irrigation and fertilization problems. A turning point for global agriculture.
Denmark: world's first carbon tax on livestock, almost €100 per cow
Denmark will introduce the world's first carbon tax on livestock. Farmers will pay around €100 per cow per year: brave move. And controversial.
No more pesticides: living gel exterminates parasites and increases yields by 50%
Revolutionary nematode worm gel kills corn pests and increases yields by 50%. Goodbye chemical pesticides: the future is organic and sustainable.
MEAPLANT: the Italian invention for growing on walls and roofs
The system created by two Italian researchers triumphs in Geneva. Now growing everywhere, even green walls and roofs, will be easier for everyone.
Vertical farming: how much do you know? 4 myths to dispel
Too much chicken coop chatter: let's debunk four cornerstones of useless bickering, myths about vertical agriculture that don't help us grow.
Race against time to save the planet's seeds: here's the last move
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has received a record number of new seed custodians who can secure our food future.
Urban agriculture, be careful: it can have an environmental impact 6 times higher
Analysis of 73 urban farms reveals higher carbon footprints for most urban crops, but offers strategies for more sustainable urban agriculture.
Goodbye insecticides! Agriculture's new secret weapon is an RNA spray
Agricultural breakthrough: RNA spray for selective pest control offers an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional insecticides
Agricultural revolution: bioelectronic soil makes plants grow faster
The new 'eSoil', Swedish bioelectronic soil made with organic substances and PEDOT polymer, promises a revolution in hydroponic agriculture
New frontiers of reclamation: pollutants eliminated with electrical impulses in the ground
A new study published in Nature reveals a technology that could change the way we think about soil remediation.
Jarvis by PerPlant: the green thumb becomes super technological
Startup PerPlant leverages high-definition cameras and AI to provide real-time solutions: green thumb (up).
The next pandemics? They won't hit us, but the crops
Genetic uniformity in monocultures could expose us to devastating plant pandemics
BloomX, biomimicry to help bees with a robot pollinator
Israeli startup BloomX has created a pollinator with robotic arms to work alongside bees and improve agricultural productivity
From agricultural waste to water protection: The Colores del Rio project
Melissa Ortiz creates a bio-tool to assess water quality from red cabbage and agricultural waste
Regenerative agriculture: growing food and restoring the environment
New technologies and regenerative agriculture promise to increase food production while reducing environmental impact: the way we produce food can also save the planet
Little Leaf Farms challenges Nature: the company that wants to patent "its" lettuce leaves
A US company is trying to register a trademark and patent the shape of its lettuce leaves. Tragedy? Comedy? Photograph of the present.
I-Seed, the robot seed that can change the future of agriculture
Researchers at IIT in Genoa create I-Seed, a biodegradable robot seed inspired by the South African geranium.
