Many farmers in northeastern China and eastern Russia use fire to clear fields and get…
Browsing: Agriculture
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.
Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their…
Uncommon group of aquatic and terrestrial species key to discovery of how plants breathe. A…
Boston University environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and…
Climate change has cut global farm productivity by 21% since 1960, especially in warmer regions.…
Global Warming Intensifies India’s Monsoon Rainfall If global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in…
Tomato mutations impact fruit size in unpredictable ways due to underlying genetic variation. CRISPR experiments…
Researchers at Tel Aviv University were able to reconstruct the nutrition of stone age humans.…
Drought intervals are lengthening and rainfall is more erratic in the western U.S., raising concerns…
Scientists turned spent grain into protein-rich food ingredients and industrial chemicals, offering a sustainable solution…
The veiny skeleton of a spinach leaf shows for the first time it can support…
The western United States is currently experiencing moderate to severe drought, and it is expected…
Collaborative research shows more severe slowdowns in warmer regions like Africa and Latin America. The…
Global Pesticide Use Is Set to Increase A global map of agricultural land across 168…
Beef cattle fed red algae showed reductions in methane emissions of over 50 percent without…
Feeding silkworms cellulose nanofibers produced silk twice as strong, offering a sustainable, chemical-free method to…
New Long-Term Study Could Mean More Sustainable Burgers A bit of seaweed in cattle feed…
Lettuce Thrives Under Light-Filtering Solar Panels A recent study shows that lettuce can be grown…