Ancient stone tools from China provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting

A new Dartmouth College-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of…

Significantly elevated particulate air pollution concentrations found in the Copenhagen Metro

A new study have found disturbingly high concentrations of small particles in the air in the…

Linking African winds to Atlantic storms

High above the northern tropical countries of Africa, in warmer months, waves of low pressure can…

People continue to matter, as accounting evolves

The role of the auditing profession is crucial for the proper functioning of capital and debt…

Futuristic fields: Europe's farm industry on cusp of robot revolution

From oxen to horses to tractors to robots: the European farm industry is poised to undergo…

Hydrometeorological factors study: Don't forget moisture in climate-carbon cycle responses

The land carbon turnover times shape the response of the land surface to changes in climate.…

Rainwash eDNA provides minimally invasive method to assess tree canopy invertebrate diversity

Tree-climbing, cranes, chemical knockdown—collecting samples from the canopies used to be very time-consuming. Scientists from the…

Soil in midwestern US is eroding 10 to 1,000 times faster than it forms, study finds

In a discovery that has repercussions for everything from domestic agricultural policy to global food security…

Rust-coated irrigation pipes hint at lack of nitrate in groundwater

“Oh, we don’t have to worry about that area. They have red pivots.” Click…

Researchers develop new 'raspberry-shaped' nanoparticle for precision drug delivery

A newly discovered technique, reported in the journal Nanoscale, offers a low-cost way to enhance the…