agriculture

Potty-training cows could help us combat climate change.

Adding wetlands near nitrogen emitting sources could help limit water pollution caused by fertilizer run-off.

Dust creates an agricultural soil base, making ancient human migration possible.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh used caffeine to understand how fungi become resistant to antifungal drugs.

Researchers have discovered how plants can physically prevent pathogens from entering by closing small openings on their leaves.

by Rebecca Silbermanfigures by Aparna Nathan It only took a few weeks of the coronavirus pandemic to send the American farm industry reeling. The supply chains that connect soy fields and chicken coops and greenhouses with American tables were not…

Ant colonies exposed to certain insecticides become smaller and weaker after a year. Are they another casualty in the war against crop-damaging pests.?

by Valentina Lagomarsino figures by Rebecca Senft In the year 600 B.C.E., the climate was arid and dry along the Euphrates River in Western Asia, but there were lush gardens climbing up the walls of the metropolis, Babylon. It is believed that the…

Air pollution conjures up images of dirty factory smokestacks or crowded traffic-clogged cities. A recent study, however, revealed that one significant source of air pollution in America is actually associated with corn. The researchers found that the…

The next time you sit down to make a deposit at your local porcelain bank, you might want to think twice before flushing. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Center for Disease Control have conducted a comprehensive analysis of…