Aztec Science: Precise Solar Observations Fed Millions in Ancient Mexico
Aztec farming calendar accurately tracked seasons and leap years. Without clocks or modern tools, ancient Mexicans watched the sun to maintain a farming calendar that…
Aztec farming calendar accurately tracked seasons and leap years. Without clocks or modern tools, ancient Mexicans watched the sun to maintain a farming calendar that…
Experiments show grass’s resilience-building tricks work for corn, too. Grass is famously resilient. But Paspalum vaginatum, a species better known as seashore paspalum, can tolerate…
The new finding indicates a looming problem for cattle health in the Midwest. Worldwide, the Longhorned tick costs livestock farmers millions of dollars in lost agricultural income,…
A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million tons of wheat were harvested from Ukraine’s farms this year, but the country won’t reap all of…
Amines can have a damaging effect on human and environmental health. “Dicamba drift,” or the movement of the herbicide dicamba through the atmosphere, can cause…
Annual paddy rice is now available as a long-lived perennial after more than 9,000 years in cultivation. The advancement means farmers can plant just once…
A soybean virus can actually benefit soybean thrips. According to research from Penn State, most viral infections have a detrimental effect on an organism’s health,…
A founding narrative of the Green Revolution was discovered to be false. In a recent analysis, a researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and…
Plastic sheets coated with an Eu3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate the growth of vegetal plants and trees. Scientists…
Crops often grow under unfavorable conditions. Factors such as disease, extreme temperatures, and salty soils force plants to use energy to respond to the resulting…
The ongoing drought has cut rice acreage in the Sacramento Valley in half. Normally the largest rice-growing region in California, the Sacramento Valley produces hundreds…
The duplication of a transporter gene reduces toxic cadmium accumulation in rice without harming quality or yield, according to the researchers. Rice is a staple food…
Livestock and fish could be fed more agricultural by-products, freeing up more food for people. Even with millions around the world facing the threat of…
The research sheds new light on the mechanisms by which the adoption of agriculture led to complex hierarchies and states. By theoretical arguments and empirical…
NASA Harvest scientists use satellite observations and economic data to track how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is disrupting the global food system. When farmers in Ukraine…
Startup company has developed an optical milk scanner based on materials-sensing technology that dairy farmers can use to measure the health of their cows. Around…
The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal biofuel production Plants, like all other known organisms, utilize DNA to pass on traits. Animal…
Experts detail the abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources.” Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs. UN and partner water experts say…