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Soil organic carbon stocks potentially at risk of decline with organic farming expansion
IPCC, 2019: Summary for Policymakers. in Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems (Shukla,P. R. et al. eds) (IPPC, 2019). Paustian, K. et al. Climate-smart soils. Nature 532, 49–57 (2016). Article CAS Google Scholar Clark, M.…
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what now for diversity in science?
Student activists have been demonstrating ahead of the US Supreme Court’s decision on race-conscious university admissions.Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty The US Supreme Court has struck down colleges’ and universities’ right to use race as a factor in deciding which students they admit. Researchers say this will stymie efforts to increase the number of Black and Hispanic…
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Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
World Livestock: Transforming the Livestock Sector Through the Sustainable Development Goals (FAO, 2018). Hong, C. et al. Global and regional drivers of land-use emissions in 1961–2017. Nature 589, 554–561 (2021). Article CAS Google Scholar Herrero, M. et al. The roles of livestock in developing countries. Animal 7, 3–18 (2013). Article Google Scholar Megersa, B., Markemann,…
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Postdoctoral researchers warn NIH that cost-of-living pressures are gutting the workforce
Academic workers strike at the University of California, Los Angeles, on 21 November 2022.Credit: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Postdoctoral researchers have warned the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) that they feel undervalued and overworked at a time when they might want to start families and build retirement savings. Around 90% of the comments made…
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Nitrogen solutions for food security amid fertilizer shortages and climate change
Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This is a summary of: Snapp, S. et al. Spatially differentiated nitrogen supply is key in a global food–fertilizer price crisis. Nat. Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01166-w (2023). Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com
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Correction: Impact of artificial intelligence on human loss in decision making, laziness and safety in education
Correction: Impact of artificial intelligence on human loss in decision making, laziness and safety in education Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com
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Alternate Rights
Alternate Rights Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com
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El Niño is here — how bad will it be?
Floods are more likely in some regions during an El Niño phase.Credit: Elias Agustin/EPA/Shutterstock Hot on the heels of a three-year La Niña global weather pattern, the planet seems to be headed into what could be a strong El Niño event with worldwide consequences. This El Niño might turn out to be a moderate one.…
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Irrigation modelling needs better epistemology
Irrigation modelling needs better epistemology Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com
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A Member by Any Other Name is…an Alternate?
A Member by Any Other Name is…an Alternate? Continue Reading News Source: www.nature.com