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A University of Minnesota-led research team has developed new methods to assess how biodiversity loss impacts forest ecosystems by determining how sunlight reflects off the surface of the forest canopy using spectral images taken from an airplane.

Reducing fossil fuel use is essential to stopping climate change, but that goal will remain out of reach unless global agriculture and eating habits are also transformed, according to new research from the University of Minnesota and University of Oxford.

Researchers validated a genetic test that can predict whether a plant will produce mostly the CBD or THC molecule.

A new study led by a team of University of Minnesota researchers provides the first global satellite measurements of one of the most important chemicals affecting Earth’s atmosphere.

The Biology Integration Institute is aimed at revolutionizing how the world understands the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss.

From its perch on Hennepin Island and straddling the Mississippi River, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory is a unique and world-class research space for all things water… and then some.

An hour north of the Twin cities, U of M researchers and students lead the fight in humanity’s supreme battle: to stave off climate disaster and repair the Earth.

The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota is a cherished resource for research, rehabilitation, and education.

Diversifying crop rotations can reduce negative environmental and health impacts and maintain profitability. 

Benefits of cost-sharing the conservation of wild bee habitats with farmers can help overcome the tragedy of the commons

Studies by NRRI included a geochemical analysis of eleven sediment cores throughout the Great Lakes basin.

NRRI helps develop ballast water monitoring tools.

 CFANS sophomore Jessica Jurcek to receive up to $9,500 for her junior year.

Minnesota farm incomes inch higher in Minnesota for 2019.