Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The citrus industry in Florida, a historic hub for citrus (Citrus sp.) production, has been grappling with the devastating effects of Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus). In the face of this challenge, a recent study delves into the potential economic viability of incorporating cover crops
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver. Researchers from
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over-fertilized waterways, impoverished soils: the use of phosphorous in agriculture is creating a dilemma, and it all began thousands of years ago. This has been verified by an analysis published in Global and Planetary Change. It is well known that phosphorous from agricultural fertilization and wastewater is harmful to lakes. But
Dr. Trisha Spanbauer, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, holds a core taken from Lake Erie. Credit: University of Toledo Scientists have long debated the Anthropocene Epoch, a proposed unit of geologic time corresponding to the most recent period in history. It’s characterized by substantial human impact on the planet. Are we
Hateful users increased their hate speech after Musk bought Twitter. Credit: University of Southern California Computer scientist Keith Burghardt at the Information Sciences Institute (ISI), a research institute of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has been studying social media for five years, and specifically studying online hate for the last year. Among other things,…