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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.
MIT scientists have reengineered rubisco, the enzyme that jumpstarts photosynthesis but has long frustrated scientists…
Avocado remains from El Gigante illustrate how ancient farmers domesticated crops to adapt to changing…
Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm led to a significant reduction in emissions.…
A new study offers a breakthrough in detecting coffee berry borer infestations, a pest that…
Metformin, the common diabetes drug, enhances egg-laying in older hens by triggering liver genes that…
Ancient grape seeds reveal the slow domestication process from the Bronze Age to the Medieval…
New genomic analysis findings could help inform breeding efforts for apples that are tastier and…
A new flaxseed and pea protein supplement may cut dairy cow methane emissions and boost…
H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and…
Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how…
New research reveals the initial molecular events that grant wheat immunity to stem rust. A…
Duckweed might be the world’s most underestimated plant. Thriving in water and rich in potential,…
Japanese researchers are exploring chemicals that regulate the timing of flowering, with the goal of…
Researchers at ICTA-UAB found that human urine can be reused as a sustainable fertilizer for…
Southern Poland’s farmlands don’t conform to the rigid grids seen elsewhere. Instead, they form a…
Plants send distress signals when under attack from pests, drought, or disease, but these signals…
Researchers at Martin Luther University have developed groundbreaking RNA-based agents that offer high levels of…