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Night-time heat is killing crops
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Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants

Night temperatures are rising fast, and that’s a problem for rice and other critical crops, which have fewer defenses at night
Food systems drive a third of greenhouse gas emissions
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Food systems drive a third of greenhouse gas emissions, study estimates

Experts say that reform is needed to make food systems more sustainable, and to function within the Earth's planetary boundaries.

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rising temperatures elevates arsenic levels in rice

Will rising temperatures make rice too toxic?

Greenhouse experiments reveal how higher temperatures act to elevate arsenic levels in rice and may help focus efforts to solve a crisis threatening food systems around the world.
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