by Catherine Elton | Jan 13, 2017
Researchers have developed a new technology that not only increases the yield of wheat plants, but also makes them more resilient to drought. What makes this technology so interesting is that—if successful in field trials—it might provide an alternative to genetic... 
by Catherine Elton | Jan 6, 2017
Based on a global survey, a group of researchers has found that the most effective fisheries management relies on science-based catch and fishing limits. For a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers surveyed fisheries... 
by Catherine Elton | Dec 16, 2016
The recent discovery of lead in drinking water in Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, are sobering reminders that contaminated drinking water is not an environmental health hazard restricted to developing countries. The cases underscored the importance of having... 
by Catherine Elton | Dec 9, 2016
In recent years, the producers of meat chickens have come under fire from animal welfare activists over their breeding programs. And with good reason. Modern day chickens have been bred to have such enormous and breast-heavy bodies that they often cannot support their... 
by Catherine Elton | Dec 2, 2016
Poor weeds. They get a terrible rap in the plant world. And to be fair, they mostly deserve it. They force farmers to apply herbicides and, for some crops, use transgenic seeds that are resistant to those herbicides. And they are a major source of lower-back pain for... 
