Reducing
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Science
Climate change is reducing plant nutritional value and may already be harming herbivores
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than a third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, rely on plant-based diets. Because plants are a low-calorie food source, it can be difficult for animals to expend enough energy to meet their needs. Currently, climate change is reducing the nutritional value of some of the foods that plant-eaters rely…
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Environment
In Lake Erie, eliminating problematic algae starts with reducing the amount of food you feed.
Written by Joshua A. Bickel and Patrick Attula-Orsagos A liquid fertilizer tank is installed inside a concrete basin designed to limit the possibility of leaks at a farm in Forest, Ohio, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel On a warm late summer night, a small speedboat cruised along the pea greens of Lake Erie, past beaches where…
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Environment
Report: Reducing methane emissions key to fighting climate change and harmful ozone layer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many human activities release methane into the atmosphere. Agriculture, landfills, wastewater, and fossil fuel production and distribution are the largest sources of methane. These account for approximately 60% of global methane emissions, with the remaining 40% coming from natural sources. Like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane is a potent greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible…
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