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What are Asian giant hornets, and are they really dangerous? 5...

Staff Writer - May 11, 2020

Akito Y Kawahara, University of Florida Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in...

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Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that’s not always...

Staff Writer - March 4, 2020

Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception....

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The Philippines has rated ‘Golden Rice’ safe, but farmers might not...

Staff Writer - February 7, 2020

Glenn Davis Stone, Washington University in St Louis and Dominic Glover, Institute of Development Studies “Golden Rice” is probably the world’s most hotly debated genetically...

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Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is...

Staff Writer - February 6, 2020

Jocelyn Lavallee, Colorado State University and Francesca Cotrufo, Colorado State University Human society is literally built on soil. It feeds the world and produces vital...

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Modern tomatoes are very different from their wild ancestors – and...

Staff Writer - January 30, 2020

Hamid Razifard, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Ana Caicedo, University of Massachusetts Amherst The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. The Big...

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Young California ranchers are finding new ways to raise livestock and...

Staff Writer - January 28, 2020

Kate Munden-Dixon, Indiana University and Leslie Roche, University of California, Davis As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small...

Business

What role do assets play in understanding rural poverty?

Staff Writer - January 22, 2020

Dan Brockington, University of Sheffield One of the clearest trends in wealth and poverty in Tanzania is shown by the slow decline in rural poverty...