Food for Mankind
Native Bees Yield Hardier Flowers Than Honey Bees
Flowers pollinated by native bees produce fitter offspring than flowers pollinated by honey bees, according to a new study carried out in San Diego, California.
Compared with native bees, honey bees visit twice as many flowers on each plant before… read more
Bee it known: Biodiversity is critical to ecosyste..
A Rutgers[1]-led study on bees shows how different species pollinate the same plants over time
Rutgers has conducted the first study showing how many more species of bees are needed to maintain crop yields when a longer-term time frame is… read more
Plant Diversity in Home Gardens
Fruit trees growing in home gardens around houses in Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan. (All photos by Barbara Vinceti) >
Central Asia is the point of origin for a wide diversity of fruit and nut trees; including many local and wild varieties… read more
Meat consumption must fall by at least 75 percent
However, in small quantities it can be quite sustainable, shows a study by the University of Bonn
In order to achieve the climate goals, – the high meat consumption must be reduced, especially in the industrialized countries. In contrast, in… read more
Ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
La Pirámide in the Mexican state of Yucatán was built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization sometime between the 8th and 12th centuries AD.>
There is no dispute that a series of droughts occurred in the Yucatan Peninsula of south-eastern Mexico… read more