Did grave robbers plunder battlefields? Bones went to fertilizer and sugar processing, book argues. ~humanities.history Link 14 votes
Iowa fertilizer spill kills nearly all fish across sixty mile stretch of rivers ~enviro pollution.water Article 719 words 47 votes
A redistribution of nitrogen fertiliser across global croplands can help achieve food security within environmental boundaries ~enviro Article 6 votes
How “Big Ag” pollutes America’s water, and makes money doing it ~enviro pollution.water Article 1303 words 13 votes
Analysis of thirty long-running farm trials shows crop choice and manure addition can sustain high yields at low fertilizer rates ~enviro sustainability Article 1131 words 16 votes
A massive seventy billion tonne underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock has been discovered in Norway ~science Article 442 words 16 votes
Europe has lost over half a billion birds in forty years. The single biggest cause? Pesticides and fertilisers ~enviro pollution Article 1005 words 18 votes
Maine’s disaster from PFAS-contaminated produce is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods ~enviro pollution Article 1502 words 6 votes
We broke phosphorus: Humanity is flushing away one of life's essential elements ~science chemistry biology Article 4536 words 19 votes