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In 2022, moving solar panels shielded French apple trees from extreme sun, cutting sunburned fruit from 13% to 2%- After someone planted golden bamboo beside an Oʻahu road, the single ornamental planting escaped and grew into a 1-acre patch, crowding out native plants
- In 1989, a Japanese oyster farmer began planting trees in the mountains to save his dying bay; the river cleared, and marine life returned
- In the 1930s, the Dust Bowl devastated America but Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive tree-planting project is still protecting US farmland nearly 90 years laterThe Dust Bowl is one of the worst environmental disasters in American history, but it also sparked one of the country's largest conservatio...27 Jul, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
- In 1935, the United States began planting 220 million trees from Texas to Canada to stop the Dust Bowl, creating 18,600 miles of living windbreaks by 1942Giant dust storms ravaged the American Great Plains during the 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a massive tree planting pro...25 Jul, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
- Brazilian scientist who defied a dictatorship bought 63 African queen bees in 1956; a year later, 26 escaped and became one of America's most notorious invasive insectsTwenty-six African queen honey bees escaped a Brazilian apiary in 1957, beginning a continental spread. These bees, known as Africanized ho...23 Jul, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
- American scientists and ranchers are racing to stop a flesh-eating fly after 15 animal cases turned up in Texas and New Mexico, and the battle could take more than a yearFlesh-eating maggots, the New World screwworm, have reappeared in Texas and New Mexico, infecting livestock and at least one dog. Driven by...24 Jun, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
- Government shutdown 2026 fallout: How your student loans, Social Security, and investments could be affectedAs the January 30, 2026, deadline nears, a partial U.S. government shutdown threatens vital services. Social Security and Medicare remain p...27 Jan, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
- Agriculture 4.0 can wait. It is time for farmers to embrace desi techniquesAs climate change impacts crop productivity, experts say it’s the time to study the pros and cons of modern as well as natural farming prac...10 Feb, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
- Wildfires can make your California red taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop thatThe US West Coast produces over 90 per cent of America's wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires - a combustible combination that s...28 Sep, 2023, 11.38 AM IST
- From polymer shirts to computerised garments, how climate change is impacting clothes we wearWith climate change, the next frontier in climate resilience is the clothing we wear.06 Sep, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
- Global warming is a big battle; ESG investing is the way to goGlobal Warming is not a prediction, it is happening. Global warming is a term that we have now been used to hearing / discussing for a reas...03 Aug, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
- Edible oils off recent peaks but may test higher levels soonThe segment has retreated from recent highs mainly due to profit taking, which was stimulated amid fears of the rising threat of the pandem...14 May, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
- Wheat genome unravelled: can help in dealing with climate changeNew Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS/Mongabay) It took the best scientific minds from 20 nations, including India, to scale what is considered as the "M...31 Aug, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
- US Agriculture Department bans use of 'climate change'Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has directed its officials to avoid using the term "climate change" in the...08 Aug, 2017, 07.37 PM IST
- Cotton under pressure on higher plantation in US, strength in dollarAs per the CCI, India’s arrivals stood at 29 million bales as of May 4, 2016. Arrivals still continue to trail behind compared with last ye...17 May, 2016, 02.40 PM IST
- How forest ecosystems adapt to more carbon dioxide in the atmosphereA study from researchers in KIT has revealed that while carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere increases, forests enhance their wat...12 Jul, 2013, 04.14 PM IST
- Global food stocks falling as drought withers cropsStockpiles of the biggest crops will decline for a third year as drought parches fields across three continents, raising food-import costs.10 Aug, 2012, 05.30 AM IST
- Obama appoints Indian-American Rajiv Shah to head USAIDIndian-Americans won one of their highest-ever appointments in the US government when President Obama on Tuesday nominated Dr Rajiv Shah as...11 Nov, 2009, 08.42 AM IST
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