Farmed pythons may offer a sustainable and efficient new form of livestock to boost food security, according to new research from Macquarie University.
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2024
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1236
At first glance, the 400 acres of soybeans growing on the Preston family's dairy farm in southern Michigan looks like a typical field. But these aren't ordinary soybeans. They represent a breakthrough partnership with Michigan ...
Agriculture
Oct 20, 2025
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1034
Organic beekeeping can support healthy and productive honey bee colonies, and a new study led by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has found that adopting organic honey bee colony management is ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2025
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1019
Sourdough starter, a fermented mix of flour and water, is a staple for bakers. It's also a rich experimental testing ground for microbiologists. The bread's chewy texture and tangy taste arise from the mix of microbes that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2025
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982
Aditya Prabhu loved eating the peaches off the tree in the backyard of his mom's house. The only problem was the plant produced only a few fruits a year because Japanese beetles in the hundreds would eat at the leaves, depleting ...
Ecology
May 29, 2024
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938
For years, Augusti Ntivuguruzwa struggled to perfect his banana wine in Rwanda. As for many traditional wine-makers in the country, each batch brought uncertainty about whether regulators would approve his product.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2025
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938
Researchers have discovered a protein that seals plant roots to regulate the uptake of nutrients and water from the soil, the discovery could help develop climate proof crops that require less water and chemical fertilizers.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 27, 2023
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937
New research in Science shows how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural weed.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2022
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934
First came the slow hand movements, then the tremor, and now the looming fear of what lies ahead.
Agriculture
Jan 16, 2025
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927
An evolutionary "arms race" for light and space led to the early domestication of wheat, according to new research that could offer fresh insights into crop design. The study led by Dr. Yixiang Shan and Professor Colin Osborne, ...
Evolution
Feb 20, 2026
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