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Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and improves soil health
The field experiment was established in October 2016 at the Luancheng Agro-Ecosystem Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (37°50′ N, 114°40′ E; altitude, 50.1 m) in Luancheng County, Hebei Province (Fig. S5a), which represents the agricultural production and climate conditions of the North China Plain. The experimental area experiences a warm, temperate zone, semi-humid, monsoon climate…
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From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking
Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year — a decline at the ocean’s edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey. Particularly hard hit population centers such as New York City and…
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Ants recognize infected wounds and treat them with antibiotics
The Matabele ants (Megaponera analis), which are widespread south of the Sahara, have a narrow diet: They only eat termites. Their hunting expeditions are dangerous because termite soldiers defend their conspecifics — and use their powerful mandibles to do so. It is therefore common for the ants to be injured while hunting. If the wounds…
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Scientists Identify Mechanism that Governs Interaction between Perceptual and Memory Neural Systems
The classic understanding of brain organization is that perceptual regions of the brain represent the world ‘as it is,’ with the brain’s visual cortex representing the external world based on how light falls on the retina, ‘retinotopically.’ In contrast, it is thought that the brain’s memory areas represent information in an abstract format, stripped of…
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Spatiotemporal co-optimization of agricultural management practices towards climate-smart crop production
Shang, Z. et al. Can cropland management practices lower net greenhouse emissions without compromising yield? Glob. Change Biol. 27, 4657–4670 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar Cui, Z. et al. Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers. Nature 555, 363–366 (2018). Article ADS CAS PubMed Google Scholar Chen, X.-P. et al. Integrated soil–crop system management…
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Ca2+/calmodulin-mediated desensitization of glutamate receptors shapes plant systemic wound signalling and anti-herbivore defence
Choi, W.-G. et al. Rapid, long-distance electrical and calcium signaling in plants. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 67, 287–307 (2016). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Hilleary, R. & Gilroy, S. Systemic signaling in response to wounding and pathogens. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 43, 57–62 (2018). Article PubMed Google Scholar Tian, W. et al. Calcium spikes, waves…
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Author Correction: Levelling foods for priority micronutrient value can provide more meaningful environmental footprint comparisons
Correction to: Communications Earth & Environment https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00945-9, published online 12 August 2023. The original version of this article contained errors in the nutrient content values used for tofu, which led to errors in the article text, article figures, and Supplementary Information and Supplementary Data files. These errors have been corrected and are described in detail…
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Stakeholder-driven transformative adaptation is needed for climate-smart nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa
Vermeulen, S. J. et al. Addressing uncertainty in adaptation planning for agriculture. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 110, 8357–8362 (2013). Article ADS CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems (SR2): Background Report for the Scoping…
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Agricultural fertilisers contribute substantially to microplastic concentrations in UK soils
Plastics have revolutionised the world we live in today. Much like the industrial revolution, the introduction of plastics into everyday life is responsible for substantial changes to economic and social organisation. Plastics have facilitated advancements in packaging, construction, transportation, agriculture, medicine and electronics. Approximately, 450 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually, of which 12.5…
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Air quality improvements can strengthen China’s food security
Vos, T. et al. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet 396, 1204–1222 (2020). Article Google Scholar Zhang, Q. et al. Drivers of improved PM2.5 air quality in China from 2013 to 2017. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.…