beesBrazilian Researchers Promote Targeted Application of Bees for Coffee
A small, stingless bee may be able to raise coffee yields while fitting into real-world pest control programs, according to a new study from Brazil. In a field study...
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agroforestryFree Global Library Brings Shade-Grown Coffee Into the Light
A giant spotlight is being turned on shade-grown coffee with this week’s launch of a freely accessible Coffee Agroforestry E-Library. The sprawling database of academic literature on agroforestry in...
Business OperationsTakeaway Coffee Cups Release Thousands of Microplastic Particles
It’s 7:45 a.m. You grab a takeaway coffee from your local cafe, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip and head to the office. To most of...
bio-chelatesStudy: Coffee Grounds as Fertilizer Can Make Better Cucumbers
Researchers in Spain have discovered an effective way to upcycle spent coffee grounds as fertilizers in cucumber greenhouses, creating a circular “cup-to-crop” connection. A University of Granada team found that...
AsiaStudy: New Remote Tech Maps China’s Coffee Lands with Near-95% Accuracy
Researchers in China are promoting a new machine learning model applied to satellite imagery that offers a “lightweight and easy to implement” template for precision mapping of coffee lands. In...
Abrar InayatSpent Coffee Grounds and Empty Bottles Used to Make Carbon Filter
Two common waste materials — spent coffee grounds and plastic water bottles — may be transformed into material that captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions. In August, researchers affiliated with...
Abrar InayatSpent Coffee Grounds and Empty Bottles Used to Make Carbon Filter
Two common waste materials — spent coffee grounds and plastic water bottles — may be transformed into material that captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions. In August, researchers affiliated with...
2025 Year in Review2025 Year in Review: Coffee Science
Coffee research in 2025 ran the gamut from farm-level survival to consumer-side marketing trickery. Naturally, coffee also continued to be a major focus among medical researchers, with primarily good news...
anti-inflammatoryCoffee Protects Against Liver Diseases, and Scientists Have Figured Out How
A major academic literature review underscores coffee’s protective effects against liver diseases while outlining numerous potential underlying mechanisms. A research team affiliated with two public health institutions in Mexico pored...
AfricaInternational Researchers Allege Widespread Errors in Smallholder Coffee Mapping, Offer Dataset
A new open-access dataset called Sample Earth aims to fix what its creators call a critical flaw in the global coffee and cocoa trade: maps that label current smallholder...