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Farmer Thrives by Growing Gluten-free Grain Needing No Water During Drought
What doesn't need irrigation, requires no pesticides, and needs only a third of the fertilizer of wheat?
It's a potential big-problem-solving grain called sorghum, which...
Duck alla Pest Control—This Horde of Ducks Have Been Protecting 140 Acres of Vineyards for a Half Century (WATCH)
An antique vineyard in South Africa has ditched toxic pesticides for a horde of hungry ducks, as they attempt to make their wines more...
Adults Understand a Need to Do Their Bit for Biodiversity–Even 73% of Allergy Sufferers Planting Flowers to Help
A study of 2,000 UK adults revealed that, although 63 percent suffer from allergies, nearly 9 out of 10 are happy to put up...
Making Wine the Way the Romans Did: These Wineries are Cutting The Additives
The Lesson: American winemaking is a racket. A few companies use public money to control all wine imports into our country, while artificially creating wines...
Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
When President Gerald Ford signed a bill creating Cuyahoga National Recreation Area in Ohio in 1974, the boundaries of the site deliberately included a...
Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides and planting more pollinator-friendly flowers to boost bee populations naturally.
Now farmers and beekeeers also have...
Amazing Quarter-Million Monarchs in 2021, Up From Just 2,000 the Year Before in Migration Count
The Xerces Society just released numbers from their annual Western Monarch Count—and the tally was remarkable.
The nonprofit announced that 247,237 monarch butterflies were observed...
Watch Woman Save Bees By Rescuing Hives From Old Buildings With Her Bare Hands
If an overwhelming sound of buzzing is coming from the siding on your house, or from an old trashcan or other enclosed space, you've...
Farmers Tempt Endangered Cranes Back – By Switching to Grow Their Favorite Food
Cranes in Cambodia are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source, as rice farmers sign up to take a pay cut in the...
California Vineyards That Once Used Only Toxic Chemicals to Protect Vines Now Use Nesting Owls
Napa Valley vintners are increasingly turning towards winged-laborers for their pest control, and away from super toxic pesticides that poison everything, including their wine.
Barn...
It ‘Smells Like Fear’: Scientists Create Diffuser That Could Keep Pests Off Garden Plants
A diffuser which "smells like fear" could help keep pests off garden plants, according to a new study.
The special odor is made up of...
U.S. EPA is Banning a Farm Pesticide Linked To Health Problems In Children
A pesticide that appears to damage the health of children and farm workers has been banned from future use in the U.S. by the...
The Yellow Center of the Deadliest Flower is a Lifeline to Farmers – and the Planet
In Kenya, a drive through the Central Highlands will sometimes reveal a landscape covered in a beautiful white-petaled flower with a lethal secret.
The yellow...
Science Shows What Actually Repels and Doesn’t Repel Mosquitoes: DEET, Citronella, Blood Type Myths Busted
With summer barbecue season well underway in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us are wondering if those citronella candles are even working to keep...
Venom From Extremely Poisonous Caterpillar May Hold Healing Tonic That Saves Lives
The venom of one Australian caterpillar shows promise for use in medicines and pest control, researchers say.
The Doratifera vulnerans is common to large parts...
Shade From Solar Panels Increases Abundance of Flowers, Benefiting Pollinators
A new study has found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of...
Visit This Nightingale Thicket and You’ll Hear a Musician Singing with Them – WATCH the Duets
Chief among spring singing birds in the hearts of poets from Nottingham to Nangarhār, the nightingale features as prima donna in the music of...
This Wonder Tree is a Game-Changer for Rainforest Agriculture in Honduras And Deforested Sites Worldwide
There's a 'wonder tree' in Honduras that's acting as a game-changer—creating organic farming livelihoods, climate resistance, and hope to farmers in the Central American...
Farmers Now Use Floating Gardens To Keep Crops Alive When it Floods — A Climate Crisis Lesson
Bangladesh's floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because...
Bees Have a New, Lifesaving ‘Vaccine’ to Make Them Immune to Pesti-Side Effects
There's been a lot of talk about vaccines these days, but not for bees. But a Cornell student has figured that since our most...