Oct. 2, 2020 — Agricultural scientists and engineers have identified a potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — Research sheds new light on a long-standing obstacle to improving agricultural productivity in developing countries: the reluctance of small-scale farmers to adopt modern technologies because of the ...
Sep. 24, 2020 — New research has found approximately a quarter of carnivorous plant species across the world may be at risk of extinction due to global climate change, illegal poaching, and the clearing of land for ...
Sep. 23, 2020 — New research has found that feeding cats one large meal a day may help control hunger better than feeding them several times a ...
Sep. 22, 2020 — A research project has come up with the formula for a freeze-dried starter culture that African camel milk farmers can use to make safe, fermented milk ...
Sep. 21, 2020 — Scientists have engineered a key plant enzyme and introduced it in Escherichia coli bacteria in order to create an optimal experimental environment for studying how to speed up photosynthesis, a holy ...
Sep. 21, 2020 — Some of the genetic differences that have arisen between domesticated chickens and their wild ancestors, the red junglefowl, are linked to epigenetic changes, according to a new study. Scientists ...
Sep. 21, 2020 — New research shows substantial markets for cultured meat and movements towards meat reduced diets across Germany and ...
Sep. 21, 2020 — New bioarchaeology research has shown how infectious diseases may have spread 4000 years ago, while highlighting the dangers of letting such diseases run ...
Sep. 18, 2020 — A new study finds that glyphosate residue from herbicides in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow fescue as well as runner production of ...
Sep. 18, 2020 — New research has demonstrated a clear fluctuation in the trade of wildmeat in and around the High Niger National Park in Guinea, West ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — If you want a dog to hunt something down, it helps to let them sniff an item to pick up the scent. Now, researchers have found that scent training honeybees might work in a similar way -- and that ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — Preserving terrestrial biodiversity requires more ambitious land-conservation targets to be established and met. At the same time, 'bending the curve' on biodiversity loss needs more ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — The collaboration revealed that the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi provides nitrates to plants, which could lead to reduced fertilizer ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — Researchers have uncovered the mechanics of how plant cell walls balance the strength and rigidity provided by cellulose with its ability to stretch and compress. This discovery helps explain how ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain through a genetic tool known as CRISPR or gene ...
Sep. 16, 2020 — Research helps farmers pick the best cover crops to keep their soil and nutrients in the ...
Sep. 16, 2020 — Slower growing broiler chickens are healthier and have more fun than conventional breeds of birds, new evidence from an independent commercial scale farm trial has ...
Sep. 16, 2020 — Tropical forest soils play a crucial role in providing vital ecosystem functions. They provide nutrients for plants, store carbon and regulate greenhouse gases, as well as storing and filtering ...
Sep. 15, 2020 — A research group have succeeded in greatly increasing the catalytic activity of Rubisco, the enzyme which fixes carbon from carbon dioxide in plant photosynthesis. The research team also hypothesized ...
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