Briefings

2020 U.S. Pacific West Coast wildfire disaster

Adaptations of the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia)

Antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria

Artificial seed coating boosts seeds' resilience to drought

Australian wildfires threaten koalas

Beech leaf disease is afflicting American beech trees

Biocontrol of pests by species importation

Biofuels may provide climate benefits after all

Biogas from dung holds promise for cleaner energy in India

Bristlecone pines are the oldest living trees

Cause of great Irish potato blight identified

Caution urged in replacing neonicotinoid insecticides with sulfoximines

Designing crops for pharmaceutical uses

Drought-tolerant landscaping

Epigenetic mechanisms underlying plant alarm signaling

Ethylene from bioethanol

First planetary risk index identifies probable causes of animal pollinator declines

Food waste and sustainable practices

Genetic engineering improves photosynthesis and growth in tobacco plants

Genetic engineering of bananas to combat Panama disease

Genetically modified nonbrowning apples approved for sale

Global climate change affects Arctic treeline

Green water scarcity and sustainability

Ichneumon wasps as biological control agents

Increased carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation

Lab-grown coffee

Opportunities for medical marijuana

Papaya and papain

Pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the United States

Phosphate mineral from wastewater finds use as forest-fire retardant

Phosphorus pollution increases in U.S. lakes and streams

Potential of soils for carbon sequestration

Potential uses of biochar

Priorities in addressing global food insecurity

The science behind microgreens

Silvopasture as an agricultural practice may reduce climate change

Sudden apple decline affecting orchards

Tall wood buildings

U.S. bans antibiotics use for enhancing growth in livestock

U.S. regulatory agency issues new safety concerns about CBD products

Urban tree leaves remove fine-particulate air pollution

Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrid fertilizer slowly releases nitrogen

Wildfire impact on air quality

Wildfire mitigation through vegetation management