Sequencing the complex potato genome opens the door to breeding more resilient varieties, enhancing global…
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Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating crops, raising livestock, and managing natural resources to produce food, fiber, and other essential goods. It combines biology, ecology, engineering, and economics to meet the needs of a growing global population while addressing challenges like climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Modern agricultural research explores innovations in sustainable farming, precision agriculture, genetic engineering, pest management, and soil health. As food systems evolve, agriculture remains at the heart of efforts to ensure food security, environmental stewardship, and rural development around the world.
Scientists have developed a bioactive spray that delivers molecules to plant cells, enhancing crop quality…
MIT spinout Safi Organics uses farmers’ crop residue to make an organic fertilizer that can…
NASA’s mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in…
Eliminating all animal agriculture within the next 15 years would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
Research shows that natural tree regeneration in UK uplands is insufficient for climate goals, largely…
Study links gene expression patterns to traits that improve drought tolerance in rice plants. For…
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate. Volcanic…
Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s carbon footprint by as much as 48…
More than 20 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia now face some of the…
Radiant and flavorful, lychees were so beloved that they were domesticated not just once in…
Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plants including banana,…
Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy,…
The Raman spectroscopy-based method enables early detection and quantification of pathogens in plants, to enhance…
Despite promises, U.S. biofuels increased CO2 emissions, harmed ecosystems, and fueled global land conflicts, leaving…
Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists develop and study gene-edited barley that resists pre-harvest sprouting. After a…
NASA research shows climate change will reshape global agriculture through higher CO₂, heat stress, and…
Scientists are developing peptide-based membranes to extract rare earth elements from phosphogypsum waste, offering a…