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Rows of soybean plants with green leaves beneath a partially clouded sky with the rising sun in the background.
As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines
Abundant environmental CO2 can increase plant biomass and photosynthesis, but it has downsides for agriculture and ecosystems, a growing body of research finds.
As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines
As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines

Abundant environmental CO2 can increase plant biomass and photosynthesis, but it has downsides for agriculture and ecosystems, a growing body of research finds.

Abundant environmental CO2 can increase plant biomass and photosynthesis, but it has downsides for agriculture and ecosystems, a growing body of research finds.

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A landscape showing a forest that’s been cleared to make room for a farm.
Climate Change and Agriculture Together Halve Insect Populations
Dan Robitzski | Apr 21, 2022 | 2 min read
Insect populations and species diversity are drastically reduced in areas affected by both climate change and agriculture-related habitat destruction, according to a new study.
different varieties of ground and unground coffee beans in bowls and plates on a table
Rediscovered Coffee Species Tastes Great, Tolerates Warmth: Study
Shawna Williams | Apr 20, 2021 | 2 min read
Cultivating stenophylla, untapped by the coffee industry for the last century, could help farmers cope with the effects of climate change, researchers suggest.
coffee plantation
Agriculture and Climate Shape Biodiversity on Mount Kilimanjaro
Michael Graw | Jul 15, 2019 | 5 min read
A six-year study across the Tanzanian mountain’s slopes hints at how land-use practices will interact with a changing climate to influence ecosystems around the world.
a barley field under a blue sky
Climate Change Likely to Ding Beer Supply
Shawna Williams | Oct 15, 2018 | 2 min read
The average price of a pint could double by the end of this century because of declines in barley yields, a study predicts.
Florida Is Having a 10-Month Streak of Toxic Red Tide
Diana Kwon | Aug 10, 2018 | 4 min read
Can clay particles, ozone, or phages stop the algae bloom that is killing wildlife and posing a health risk to humans?
Trump Nominates Sam Clovis to Lead USDA Research
Kerry Grens | Jul 20, 2017 | 2 min read
The choice of an economics professor and climate change denialist is slammed by science advocates.
Wild Relatives
Hannes Dempewolf, Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez, and Colin K. Khoury | Jun 1, 2014 | 5 min read
As rich sources of genetic diversity, the progenitors and kin of today’s food crops hold great promise for improving production in agriculture’s challenging future.
Opinion: Evolving CO2-Hungry Crops
Mark Howden and Lewis H. Ziska | Dec 4, 2012 | 2 min read
Breeding plants that can convert more carbon dioxide to food could help feed a growing population.
War-born Climate Change
Edyta Zielinska | Jul 3, 2012 | 1 min read
A nuclear war could have profound effects on crops yields around the world, according to a new study.
Environmentally-Friendly Sheep?
Edyta Zielinska | Nov 13, 2011 | 1 min read
A new model of sheep farming shows that genetic changes can help lower methane production, leading to lower greenhouse gas emission.
The Coming Health Crisis
Samuel S. Myers and Aaron Bernstein | Jan 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
Indirect effects of global climate change threaten the health of hundreds of millions of people. The very uncertainty that shrouds this issue must serve as an organizing principle for adaptation to its ill effects.
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