Organic & Polymer Chemistry

23+ hour, 39+ min ago   (789+ words) "I think it is in principle justified to differentiate spraying drones from conventional aerial spraying," says Thomas Daum, from the University of Gothenburg. He studies new technologies and their impact on agriculture. The European Union (EU) is lifting the ban…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (311+ words) A swallowtail butterfly. Credit Bartek Troczka Scientists aim to develop “genetic tools” that could protect the UK’s pollinators from population collapse. Pollinators face mounting pressure from insecticides, habitat loss and new disease risks driven by climate change. The new project…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (505+ words) When consumers deliberate over organic versus conventional produce, the implicit assumption is almost always that organic is greener. However, rigorous data syntheses reveal a far more nuanced picture, demonstrating that organic farming is not inherently better for the climate or…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (36+ words) Students taking measurements from organically grown winter wheat near Göttingen Landscape and Conservation Ecology Group Institute of Ecology and Botany Journal of Applied Ecology Comparing ecological and economic benefits of organic farming and annual flower strips...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (241+ words) How do they compare on carbon emissions, water pollution, biodiversity, and land use? As someone who has studied the environmental impacts of agriculture for many years, there are a handful of questions that I get over and over. One of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) Mayo County Council is developing a new biodiversity strategy shaped by extensive public input, as councillors and officials welcomed the plan while raising concerns over the wider threats facing the natural environment, including the continued use of pesticides. Built around…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) A pest is threatening B.C. vineyards, but researchers have found a sustainable solution -- a mix of parasitoid wasps, nematodes and fungi. Dr. Sepideh Tahriri Adabi is helping B.C. growers protect their vineyards against climbing cutworm. Climbing cutworm is the larval, or caterpillar,…...