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Breeding corn to boost yields has made it more vulnerable to heat

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Breeding corn to boost yields has made it more vulnerable to heat

As temperatures rise due to climate change, the huge amounts of corn grown in the US Midwest could be under threat, and it seems breeding for high-yielding varieties has made the crop genetically more vulnerable

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Bacteria could help reduce the amount of fertiliser used to grow corn

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Nitrogen-producing bacteria slash fertiliser use on farms

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CF2MRN Sheep grazing on the banks of the River Till at Twizel, a tributary of the River Tweed.

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Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand – here's how we fix it

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Extreme rainfall could lead to 'big disaster' for rice yield in China

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Farmland could feed 20 billion people but it might wreck the planet

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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An emaciated cow stands at the bottom of the water pan that has been dried up for 4 months in Iresteno, a bordering town with Ethiopia, on September 1, 2022. - The devastating Horn of Africa drought is set to get even worse with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the UN's weather agency forecasted, fearing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are already going through their worst drought for 40 years and another poor rainy season is now highly likely, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Horn of Africa drought is set to become the region’s worst on record

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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

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Mycelium of mushroom. Mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's root tissues. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association. Mycorhize. - Image ID: BDF3AY (RF)

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Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon

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A seed growing from the wooden carrier

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Artificial seed casing made from wood buries itself when wet

A seed carrier made from wood screws itself into the ground when exposed to water. It could be useful for projects to replant forests from the air using drones

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Milk may have fuelled a growth spurt in ancient Europeans

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Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report

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Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser

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Ranchers are using GPS-collars to herd livestock with virtual fences

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