Big data and innovations for healthy bees
Recently started, Horizon 2020 project B-GOOD seeks to create a EU-wide management and health data platform to assist sustainable beekeepingCredit: ...
Tag: Agriculture
A solarium for hens? How to increase the vitamin D content of eggs
Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory ...
From sheep and cattle to giraffes, genome study reveals evolution of ruminants
New data opens new opportunities for research, conservation and animal breedingCredit: UC Davis photo A team of researchers has carried ...
‘Sneezing’ plants contribute to disease proliferation
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech researchers discovered that wheat plants "sneezing" off condensation can vastly impact the spread of spore-borne ...
Texas A&M researchers study super-repellent surfaces for safer fruits, vegetables
Credit: COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, TEES, were recently awarded a ...
Why climate change means a rethink of coffee and cocoa production systems
Credit: Bioversity International/K.DeSousa Global demand for coffee and cocoa is on the rise. Yet across the equatorial belt where these ...
Global data resource shows genetic diversity of chickens
International research team develops public database with 174 chicken breedsCredit: Juliane Fellner A total of 174 chicken breeds are described ...
New international initiative stresses need for global action on air pollution
Academies hand over science-policy statement on air pollution and health The National Academies of Sciences and Medicine from South Africa, ...
US beekeepers lost over 40% of colonies last year, highest winter losses ever recorded
Results point to a need for increased research, extension, and best management practicesCredit: FarmersGov Beekeepers across the United States lost ...
Research shows wind can prevent seabirds accessing their most important habitat
We marvel at flying animals because it seems like they can access anywhere, but a first study of its kind ...
Unexpected culprit — wetlands as source of methane
Credit: Karla Jarecke Wetlands are an important part of the Earth's natural water management system. The complex system of plants, ...
Scientists unearth green treasure — albeit rusty — in the soil
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University engineers have taken a step in understanding how iron in the soil may unlock naturally ...
Past climate change: A warning for the future?
Disruptions rippled out from climate change in South AmericaCredit: Umberto Lombardo, University of Bern, Switzerland A new study of climate ...
Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados
UCR plans tiny wasp counterattackCredit: Stephen Asmus / USDA-ARS UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control ...
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