All posts by Daniel T Cross
Two-thirds of agricultural land globally are at risk of pesticide pollution
At the highest risk of large-scale pesticide pollution are several mass producers of rice and other grains in Asia.
Rare orangutans are losing even their last remaining forests
Until relatively recently these orangutans lived across a much wider range of various habitats.
Frequent extreme weather events are increasing crop losses in Europe
Cereals, a staple that occupies nearly 65 percent of the EU's cultivated area, are the crops most severely affected.
A small change in the diet of cattle can greatly reduce methane emissions
There is now sound evidence that seaweed in cattle diet is effective at reducing greenhouse gases.
Climate change is driving tropical species further north in the southern U.S.
"Quite a few mosquito species are expanding northward, as well as a lot of forestry pests."
Australia’s raging bushfires had their effects continents away
Smoke from large fires can travel across much of the planet, changing the weather, Israeli scientists say.