Global consumption of fertilizer has doubled since 1980, but some regions that have historically overused fertilizer, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nitrogen fertilizers are applied to crops to increase yield, but some of that nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere in the form of ammonia. Ammonia is ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and ...

High nitrogen levels entering downstream waterways can harm fragile ecosystems. Across the world, excess nutrients commonly trigger algae blooms and fish kills in enclosed waterways near intensive ...

The idyllic image of lush, green fields might hide an alarming truth – our soils are becoming increasingly polluted with microplastics, and fertilizers are a major culprit! A groundbreaking study from ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nitrogen is an essential element for living organisms, needed to build DNA, proteins and chlorophyll. Although nitrogen makes up nearly 80% of the ...

Algae on Lake Okeechobee’s east shore surrounds boats in a harbor, July 11, 2018. Toxic algae blossoms on Lake Okeechobee helped convince Republican leaders to plan billions in state and federal ...

A proposal to tax the fertilizer that farmers use to boost crop yields — in the hopes of treating nitrate pollution of water in southeastern Minnesota — passed its first test on Thursday in the House ...

First-of-its-kind fertilizer study reveals where the world can boost food production and cut pollution ...