A new study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production presents a novel approach to sustainable agricultural intensification, with promising implications for food security and land ...

Compared to intensive land use, sustainable land use allows better control of underground herbivores and soil microbes. As a result, the soil ecosystem is more resilient and better protected from ...

A major global study found that up to 17% of the world’s cropland is contaminated with toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead — posing serious risks to public health and food ...

Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat "A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota" ...

Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many as 1.4 billion people reside in areas with soil dangerously polluted ...

More information: Min Jiang et al, A 20-year dataset (2001–2020) of global cropland water-use efficiency at 1-km grid resolution, Scientific Data (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04904-1 ...

More information: Gianalberto Losapio et al, Impacts of deglaciation on biodiversity and ecosystem function, Nature Reviews Biodiversity (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44358-025-00049-6 ...

UD assistant professor Kyle Davis (center) and doctoral candidate Bhoktear Khan (center right) recently had a paper published in Sciences Advances that focuses on cropland expansion in Nigeria. Davis ...