Lasering In on Corn Fields From the International Space Station
An instrument designed to measure tree height can also distinguish corn from other crops. Every second, lasers mounted on the International Space Station send 242…
An instrument designed to measure tree height can also distinguish corn from other crops. Every second, lasers mounted on the International Space Station send 242…
Marcel Dicke already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a…
The potato is becoming more and more integral to diets worldwide including even in Asian countries like China where rice is the traditional staple food….
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special…
MIT spinout Safi Organics uses farmers’ crop residue to make an organic fertilizer that can increase yields and improve soil health. Most commercial fertilizer travels…
NASA’s mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories…
Eliminating all animal agriculture within the next 15 years would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new…
There is global recognition that woodland expansion could be one of the most effective solutions in the fight against climate change. However, new research has…
Study links gene expression patterns to traits that improve drought tolerance in rice plants. For many smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia, rice is…
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate. Volcanic eruptions significantly influenced the collapse of Chinese dynasties over the…
Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s carbon footprint by as much as 48 percent by swapping just one serving per day for a…
More than 20 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia now face some of the worst food security risks in 35 years. Eastern Africa’s food…
Radiant and flavorful, lychees were so beloved that they were domesticated not just once in ancient times, but independently in two different regions of China,…
Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plants including banana, rice, and wheat, using embryonic tissue from their seeds. The…
Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and…
The Raman spectroscopy-based method enables early detection and quantification of pathogens in plants, to enhance plant disease management. Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies…
If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel…
Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists develop and study gene-edited barley that resists pre-harvest sprouting. After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, a farmer…