Growing ‘dead zone’ confirmed by underwater robots The ‘dead zone’ was confirmed by underwater robots called Seagliders – which were able to collect data in areas of water previously inacces... Read more
Growing “Dead Zone” Could Short-Circuit Food Chain A growing “dead zone” in the middle of the Arabian Sea has allowed plankton uniquely suited to low- oxygen water to take over t... Read more
I don’t live on a farm, or anywhere near one. So I know that my mental picture of a farmer–a guy wearing overalls, driving a tractor and consulting the Farmer’s Almanac for... Read more
Image by Paulo Brandão via Flickr Biofuels may stifle global warming, but scientists warn that agricultural runoff causes new problems Each year in April and May as farmers in the central US... Read more