June 22, 2023 — Researchers used a computer model to understand how African swine fever (ASF) might spread among swine farms in the southeastern U.S. -- and examined the effectiveness of existing response plans. ...
June 22, 2023 — Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning sugar into ethanol. But how do animals feel about that? A new study details an experiment to ...
June 20, 2023 — Trajectory of irrigation water use in many regions is unsustainable, but practice is vital in managing climate change and future agricultural development, researchers ...
June 20, 2023 — A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee's genome has been released, offering new approaches for bringing the native pollinator back from the danger of extinction. Putting ...
June 16, 2023 — Biologists provide evidence for an alternative genetic mechanism that can lead to plants becoming ...
June 15, 2023 — 192 countries and 125 different foods: A recent study reveals interdependencies in the global food supply. Here, the researchers have uncovered the profound -- also indirect -- effects of the ...
June 15, 2023 — Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global food system, which now makes up a third of human-made ...
June 15, 2023 — Researchers have used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create disease resistant rice plants, according to a new study. Small-scale field trials in China show that the newly created rice variety ...
June 13, 2023 — Hybrid plants and animals have complicated genomes. A biologist has discovered a way to reveal their parent ...
June 12, 2023 — Researchers have now used a gene-drive system to suppress an important agricultural ...
June 7, 2023 — A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from Morocco in northwest Africa revealed that food production was introduced by Neolithic European and Levantine migrants and then adopted by local ...
June 5, 2023 — Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health ...
June 5, 2023 — Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new ...
June 5, 2023 — Night-time pollinators such as moths may visit just as many plants as bees, and should also be the focus of conservation and protection efforts, a new study ...
May 30, 2023 — In a nutritional comparison of plant-based and dairy yogurts, almond milk yogurt came out on top, according to new ...
May 25, 2023 — The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the past 160 years, and the rate of erosion, even following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ...
May 25, 2023 — Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetles called weevils. A new study provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, ...
May 24, 2023 — Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics. Researchers have found a molecule which was initially developed to treat tuberculosis but failed to progress out of the lab as an ...
May 23, 2023 — A non-toxic method to prevent mice from devouring wheat crops has been shown to drastically reduce seed ...
May 22, 2023 — A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found ...
