Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 30, 2025) A literature review published in Ecosystem Services by researchers at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and Rodale Institute European Regenerative Organic Center ...

The areas marked on the map in brown saw a drop in soil moisture and the areas marked in blue an increase in soil moisture. The top map shows soil moisture depletion across large regions in eastern ...

Climate change is likely to lead to increase in rainfall in the coming years, which, in turn, is likely to cause the degradation of soil on croplands. Salinity-affected areas in the country are ...

The prevalence of microplastics in soil was more than 15 times its initial ... In addition to discoveries around the quick increase in and longevity of microplastics, scientists found degradation ...

On a larger scale, soil erosion can lead to increased pollution, threaten wildlife and water sources, or increase the risk of flooding or landslides. In your backyard, erosion can impact the fertility ...

Although the increased salination doesn’t impact drinking water, there are concerns for native ecosystems vulnerable to salinity, especially for inland lakes where salt can build up. Over the ...

Researchers have found that growing cover crops increases soil organic carbon by about 15% on average in clay soils, for example. Diversity of cover crop species has also been found to increase ...

It finds that farmers did increase their pesticide use, leading to more than 1,000 infant deaths. “Bats have gained a bad reputation as being something to fear, especially after reports of a possible ...

increased salinity in agricultural fields, sea intrusion (including seawater flooding), soil erosion, and coastal retreat. There is also a decline in mangrove cover and diversity, deterioration in ...

A study has found that playing a soundscape to a common, plant-promoting fungus found in soil caused it to grow ... common plant growth-promoting fungi increased its initial number of spore ...