Seafood study finds plastic in all samples
Credit: University of Queensland A study of five different seafoods has found traces of plastic in every sample tested. Researchers ...
Tag: Agriculture
Technology can help speed soil recovery after oil spills
Credit: David Weindorf After an oil spill or leak, it's important to act fast. If the oil has gotten into ...
Texas A&M researchers developing first oral anthrax vaccine for livestock, wildlife
The College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences team is working toward a vaccine that would be easier to deliverCredit: ...
Gluten in wheat: What has changed during 120 years of breeding?
Modern wheat is off the hook?Credit: Katharina Scherf / Leibniz-LSB@TUM In recent years, the number of people affected by coeliac ...
NASA’s Aqua Satellite shows extent of Apple Fire’s burn scar
Credit: NASA Worldview On Aug. 9, 2020 NASA's Aqua satellite imaged the Apple Fire near Big Bear Lake in California ...
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur to the environment
Credit: Illustration by K. M. Driscoll Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulfur, a component of ...
Stronger rains in warmer climate could lessen heat damage to crops, says study
But overall yields could still decline sharplyCredit: Graphic by Corey Lesk. Intensified rainstorms predicted for many parts of the United ...
New USask-led research reveals previously hidden features of plant genomes
Credit: David Stobbe SASKATOON - An international team led by the Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) at the ...
How fish stocks will change in warming seas
Credit: Katherine Maltby New research out today highlights the future effects of climate change on important fish stocks for south-west ...
Decline in plant breeding programs could impact food security
Credit: WSU Public plant breeding programs are declining across the United States. A team of scientists led by Kate Evans, ...
Skoltech supercomputer helps scientists reveal most influential parameters for crop
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Nowadays, agriculture is going to become AI-native: Skoltech researchers have used the Zhores supercomputer to ...
Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel
High-speed motor protein developed by gene fusion promotes growth and seed yield of Camelina sativaCredit: Motoki Tominaga In JST Strategic ...
Is the gut biome a heritable trait?
UTIA animal scientists study the question and implications among cattleCredit: Photo by T. Salvador, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- While ...
Asian giant hornet complete genome released by the agricultural research service
Credit: Photo by Matthew L Buffington, ARS. BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, AUGUST 6, 2020--The first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet ...
POPULAR NEWS
-
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest waters
-
CHOP experts describe types of rashes associated with MIS-C
-
Scientists discover that a protein associated with neurodegenerative diseases is also linked to childhood brain cancer
-
Microbial Nanowires