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Valeria Souza has long fought the drainage of the Cuatro Ciénegas basin, where ancient microbes offer clues to the origins of life. Valeria Souza has long fought the drainage of the Cuatro Ciénegas basin, where ancient microbes offer clues to the origins of life.

After spiking through the 20th century, fertilizer use by Florida farmers appears to be leveling off. But will it be enough?

Half of the globe’s crop productivity comes from a key fertilizer ingredient that’s non-renewable—and literally washing away.

Schindler lived in Brisco, B.C., with his wife Suzanne Bayley. He died Thursday at 80. Tributes began to flood social media on Thursday night, with colleagues and admirers crediting Schindler with spurring the creation of many of Canadas water protections.  My good friend and fishing companion, David Schindler, died today. He was one of the worlds greatest scientists and his death is a loss for all of us. Condolences to his wife, Suzanne Bayley in Brisco, BC. a href "https://t.co/zX5SBOfT2...