Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...

nor the ongoing “greening” of semi-arid regions – both of which “may contribute” to a further decline in soil moisture, it states. The study posits that the “innovative methods” for estimating changes ...

The team estimated that it added to global mean sea-level ... The biggest drops in soil moisture during that period occurred in large regions in East and Central Asia, Central Africa, and North ...

Land degradation currently affects 1.9 billion hectares globally or about 65 per cent of global soil resources. With 85 per cent ... environmental protection and food security in many regions ...

Heavy metals in soil are slashing crop yields and polluting food supplies worldwide, affecting over 1 billion people, a major ...