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Proposing a ‘ReToast’ to less food waste

Four food science and nutrition students have found a way to turn food waste into an award-winning cookie concept.

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U of M researchers find as planet warms, the world's lakes are losing oxygen rapidly

Changes threaten biodiversity, coldwater fish habitat, and drinking water quality.

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Animal production responsible for vast majority of air quality-related health impacts from U.S. food

The study —the first food-by-food accounting of the damage to air quality caused by agriculture— shows how improving animal and crop management practices, as well as how eating more plant-rich diets, can substantially reduce mortality from food-related air pollution.

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Talking aquatic invasive species with the U of M

Amy Kinsley, an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, answers questions on what the latest research on AIS shows, what boaters and anglers alike can do to stop the spread of AIS, as well as the new AIS Explorer dashboard.

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Talking soil health with U of M

Anne Sawyer, an Assistant Extension Professor at the University of Minnesota, answers questions about soil health and how it translates to healthy plants this growing season.

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University of Minnesota rapid response project to test zebra mussels found in pet stores across U.S. and Canada

MAISRC is partnering with the University of Minnesota Genomics Center to conduct the testing at the University’s Twin Cities campus to determine their origins and to build a database that can be used for future comparisons.

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University of Minnesota researchers develop novel, field-deployable test for CWD

The team has affirmed the approach in both the lab and the field.

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Reflecting sunlight could cool the Earth’s ecosystem

Jessica Hellmann with the Institute on the Environment co-authored research on solar climate intervention's effect on ecology.

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U of M researchers develop 99.9% accurate genetic test for early detection of Palmer Amaranth

Researchers hope to make the new test technology commercially available to agronomic professionals across the United States by the end of 2021.

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New U of M study outlines recommendations for conserving state’s threatened groundwater supply

Researchers examined four aquifers across Minnesota to determine if aquifer storage and recovery may provide a solution to meet future demands of residents, industry and agriculture.

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First comprehensive study of wildlife roadkill in Tsavo, Kenya identifies hotspots, affected species

The research provides the first major assessment of direct mortality of animal species along Kenya’s primary infrastructure corridor.

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U of M scientists discover attacking fungi that show promise against emerald ash borer

The emerald ash borer has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the United States, killing hundreds of millions of ash trees at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe

In recent years, this concerning phenomenon has been on the rise, and U of M researchers predict it will amplify even more in the coming decades as climate change intensifies.

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Research shows that, genetically, high-CBD “hemp” plants are mostly marijuana

After assembling a complete genome from a new breed of cannabis, University of Minnesota and Sunrise Genetics researchers found that high-CBD “hemp” plants have a mostly marijuana genome.

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Researchers uncover hidden hunting tactics of wolves in Minnesota's Northwoods

In first systematic analysis of their ambushing behavior, U of M researchers find wolves' hunting strategies are highly-flexible depending on their prey.

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Refresh and reset at winter’s best kept secret

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum provides a winter opportunity like no other.

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Invasive mussels now control a key nutrient in the American Great Lakes

The spread of quagga mussels across the American Great Lakes has transformed the supply of phosphorus - a key biological nutrient - to the ecosystem, according to research published this week in PNAS.

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Global trends in nature’s contributions to people

A U of M-led study examined the risks to human well-being and prosperity stemming from ongoing environmental degradation.

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Earth's wild grazers can’t keep up with the effects of nutrient pollution

Wild herbivores eat some of the plant growth due to nutrient pollution, but not enough to counteract these negative impacts according to a new study from the College of Biological Sciences.

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Wolves alter wetland creation and recolonization by killing ecosystem engineers

Beavers are some of the world’s most prolific ecosystem engineers, creating, maintaining and radically altering wetlands almost everywhere they live. But what, if anything, might control this engineering by beavers and influence the formation of North America’s wetlands?