These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

Even if you don’t live near farm country, you’ve got a stake in the upcoming farm bill – including what kind of farms your tax dollars support.

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University • conversation
May 8, 2023 ~10 min

Farming in Ukraine Will Take Years to Recover after War

VOA Learning English • voa
March 12, 2023 ~5 min


The Biden administration has called for protecting mature US forests to slow climate change, but it's still allowing them to be logged

Protecting old and mature trees is the simplest and least expensive way to pull carbon out of the atmosphere – but proposed logging projects threaten mature stands across the US.

William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University • conversation
March 9, 2023 ~10 min

Do trees really stay in touch via a 'wood-wide web'? Here's what the evidence says

A new study looked at the many claims made about soil fungi and found some misconceptions.

Emily Magkourilou, PhD Candidate in Soil Ecology, University of Sheffield • conversation
Feb. 13, 2023 ~8 min

Environment plan for England asks farmers to restore nature – but changes are likely to be superficial

Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.

Elise Wach, Research Advisor, Institute of Development Studies • conversation
Feb. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Microbes engineer rock-to-life cycle

"Think of it as Earth's skin," says Jon Chorover of the critical zone. "It's sometimes termed the zone where rock meets life."

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 ~7 min

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

Record low water levels on the Mississippi and other major rivers, as seen in 2022, could become more common, threatening transportation of many key goods and raising prices.

Dorian J. Burnette, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Memphis • conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 ~9 min

Dung beetle mothers protect their offspring from a warming world by digging deeper

Everyone is feeling the heat these days – even species that develop underground.

Kimberly S. Sheldon, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Nov. 9, 2022 ~9 min


Autumn Is the Best Time to Prepare Garden Soil for New Plants

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 7, 2022 ~4 min

How plants reroute their roots to avoid salt

New research pins down what happens in plants as they change the direction of their growing roots to avoid salty soil.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 3, 2022 ~5 min

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