The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, suggesting current pesticide risk assessment criteria need updating.

Adding lime to agricultural soils can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere, rather than cause CO₂ emissions, claims new research. The findings, based on over 100 years of data from the Mississippi River basin and detailed computer modelling, run counter to international guidelines on reducing agricultural emissions.

This trend is making working conditions more dangerous for laborers in fields where they are regularly exposed to high temperatures like agriculture and construction. 2.4 billion laborers are exposed to excessive heat every year, resulting in 22.8 million injuries and nearly 19,000 deaths worldwide.

A new paper from researchers at the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) demonstrates that commercially available body-cooling garments provide significant protection against extreme heat.