Nuclear War Could Cause Cooling on Land, but Warming in the Oceans
Global cooling caused by nuclear warfare could devastate crops, leading to global food insecurity. How would marine ecosystems be affected by this catastrophic event?
food security
Global warming threatens most of the world's wheat production, and the Paris Agreement cannot prevent it
Study predicts that global warming will affect 60% of the world’s wheat-growing areas by 2100, even if the Paris Agreement's targets are met. Damage would be global but developing countries and low-income regions likely to suffer most as rising…
Extracellular DNA, in Plant Health and Hardship
by Sophia Swartz
figures by Abagail Burrus
It was only three weeks into the fall semester, and I was starting to sniffle. When I had woken up that morning with a tell-tale tickle in the back of my throat, I had tried to deny the obvious. However, by the…
Plant Viruses: An oft-forgotten threat to food security
by Fernanda Ferreira
figures by Shannon McArdel
Semper augustus was once the most coveted flower in Holland . The Dutch were used to single-hued tulips, collectively called Couleren, but Semper augustus was something else. With its splashes of red on…