The less intensively you till the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not ploughing as often or using more ...

18-APR-2025 - After a winter that was slightly drier than usual, the extremely dry spring is putting the Dutch water system under pressure. Groundwater levels have dropped significantly below the ...

18-APR-2025 - Many animal species become smaller or larger in recent decades, with climate change often mentioned as a cause. Red knots, shorebirds travelling ten thousand kilometers every year ...

After a winter that was slightly drier than usual, the extremely dry spring is putting the Dutch water system under pressure. Groundwater levels have dropped significantly below the normal level for ...

26-MAY-2017 - A new article published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution suggests that the best way to prevent loss of biodiversity is by maintaining a species-rich environment. Sounds ...

31-OCT-2019 - They were all over the news in August and September: the massive forest fires in South America. Thousands of hectares burned down and many precious natural areas were destroyed. In this ...

08-SEP-2018 - In conventional farming most attention goes out to quality of planting material, soil quality, fertilisation, weed control and similar aspects. Surprisingly little attention is being ...

01-JUN-2019 - In the global effort to reduce biodiversity loss, monitoring the spread and abundance of insect species is a key element. Automated camera traps for insects are widely used to monitor ...

23-JUN-2017 - Wildebeest carcasses, casualties of the world's largest overland animal migration, pile up annually on the banks of the Mara River in Africa and play a crucial role in the vibrant ...

12-JUN-2018 - Scientists can predict which storks will migrate to Africa in autumn and which will remain in Europe. For little Louis, it is the most exciting day of his life: just six or seven weeks ...

28-NOV-2017 - Ever wonder what makes soil, soil? And could soil from the Amazon rainforest really be the same as soil from your garden? Researchers from the University of Manchester and the ...