Researchers from Swinburne and the University of California, Davis examined the carbon isotope composition of tree-rings to compile the first comprehensive global database for water-use efficiency

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is how to grow more food while reducing the negative impacts of agriculture upon the environment.

Brown bears abound on this Alaskan island, parts of which have seen both widespread clear-cutting and forest regrowth in recent decades.

While the human world is reeling from one pandemic, there are several ongoing epidemics that affect crops and put global food production at risk.

Geography and a prolonged period of wet weather have made flooding common on this river in the Northern Plains.

New research demonstrates unsustainable levels of soil erosion in the UK.

In a study published in Nature Sustainability, an ecosystem scientist and an agricultural economist outline how to develop a more sustainable land management system through data collection and stakeholder buy-in.

Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. But technological challenges make it difficult to scale up production and make it economically viable.

Texas A&M researchers have created a coating that can be applied to surfaces like conveyor belts and collection buckets.

Farmers in parts of the western United States who rely on snowmelt to help irrigate their crops will be among the hardest hit in the world by climate change, a new study reveals.