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China’s CDC says coronavirus linked to illegal wildlife trade
There's much to learn as the 2019-nCoV outbreak evolves, but Chinese researchers think it originated in bats or snakes.
The Mekong is on the cusp of an ecological catastrophe
The Mekong's water turning blue is bad news, showing that the river is losing its nutrient-rich sendiments.
We could soon help plants grow faster to boost food security
Understanding the process of photosynthesis better can yield tangible benefits.
Warming weather could devastate future rice crops
Trouble is on the horizon for rice cultivation, warn researchers from Stanford University.
Locusts swarm through drought-stricken Ethiopia’s crops
If the difficult litany of this year’s climate change news has you wondering when there will be a plague of locusts next, well, there is – and there’s no joke when it comes to how millions of the voracious, crop-eating
Study: Neonicotinoid use disrupts Japanese lake ecosystem
In Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, the rice is planted along the Lake Shinji watershed at the very beginning of May – in fact, two of the “planting week” days are public holidays as the month makes its transition from April. So