This study reveals that bark beetle-driven forest disasters in Central Europe follow a hidden 9–12-year cycle linked to solar activity. Logging of bark beetles culminate during solar minima in drought years, while it drops during solar maxima when droughts are stopped by precipitations. Our study used five decades of data from Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia.  Research reveals solar cycles and climate patterns—especially total solar irradiance—play a major role in cyclical forest damage.

A new pilot study from the University of California, Davis published in the Journal of Dairy Science, demonstrates that simple acidification treatment with citric acid offers an effective, accessible, and easy-to-use alternative to pasteurization to ensure the safety of raw waste milk on farms for both the staff disposing of it and calves consuming it.