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Urban gardeners can help save endangered native plants
By cultivating native plant species that are in decline in the wild, horticulturalists can function as conservationists.
‘Green water’ is set to diminish for most croplands worldwide
By 2050 water scarcity in agriculture will likely increase in a staggering 80% of the world's croplands.
A hardy plant could help us fortify stressed crops
Photo: José Dinneny Most plants handle adverse conditions like droughts by scaling back their biological functions or even shutting down entirely. Not so extremophytes, which have evolved to endure and even thrive in conditions that would be deadly to other
Intensive agriculture and climate change are threatening insects worldwide
The environmental harms of high-intensity agriculture present a challenge as we try to keep up with food demands.
A gardening boom shows how gardens can cultivate public health
Even as Covid-19 restrictions have eased, we see some real lessons for the way gardening can continue to play a role in people’s lives.
Raising cattle on native grasses in the U.S. benefits farmers, wildlife and the soil
Reintroducing native grasses to farms could benefit cattle farmers as well as birds in the eastern part of the United States.