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Food and agriculture
Food and agriculture relates to the science of cultivating soil, growing crops, and/or raising livestock in preparation of plant/animal products for people to sell at markets and/or consume.
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MAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
World Water Day is tomorrow and people everywhere will be gathering around the world at local water sources to join toge ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 16, 2017Plants & Animals
With bumblebee populations on the decline, many are wondering what we can do to help overturn the problem. To begin, you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While there is a lot of skepticism surrounding genetically modified foods, they have helped solve serious problems in ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2017Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2017Videos
Using pesticides and other chemicals in your garden is controversial. Some want to be organic, others want to eliminate ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 03, 2017Plants & Animals
Primates around the world are going through quite a pickle right now. Between the dangers of deforestation, illegal hunt ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday and brought positive news for the environmen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2017Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 14, 2017Videos
Scientists at the University of California, Davis have sequenced the genome of Arabica coffee, releasing the genetic cod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2016Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 24, 2016Videos
Palm oil is used for food products, detergents, cosmetics and - increasingly - biofuel. It's in your shampoo, your ice c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 21, 2016Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are somewhat of a staple in the animal kingdom. It’s one of the first species that comes to mind when ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2016Space & Astronomy
One of the most important experiments astronauts are performing in space today is attempting to grow plants in space. Am ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2016Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 22, 2016Earth & The Environment
There is a hidden door behind the controversy of eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Many people choose to be vegetarians ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 19, 2016Microbiology
Drought is not an unusual phenomenon. California experienced years of drought conditions and many places in the American ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2016Videos
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, people squander about 2.9 trillion pounds of food every year. To pu ...AUG 07, 2016Earth & The Environment
The Dirty Thirties dust bowl that affected most of the Midwest due to the widespread erosion from the plowing era is thr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 25, 2016Plants & Animals
It’s no doubt that the world eats a whole lot of fish, but the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organiza ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
World Water Day is tomorrow and people everywhere will be gathering around the world at local water sources to join toge
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
With bumblebee populations on the decline, many are wondering what we can do to help overturn the problem. To begin, you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While there is a lot of skepticism surrounding genetically modified foods, they have helped solve serious problems in ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2017
Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2017
Videos
Using pesticides and other chemicals in your garden is controversial. Some want to be organic, others want to eliminate
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
Primates around the world are going through quite a pickle right now. Between the dangers of deforestation, illegal hunt
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday and brought positive news for the environmen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 14, 2017
Videos
Scientists at the University of California, Davis have sequenced the genome of Arabica coffee, releasing the genetic cod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2016
Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 24, 2016
Videos
Palm oil is used for food products, detergents, cosmetics and - increasingly - biofuel. It's in your shampoo, your ice c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are somewhat of a staple in the animal kingdom. It’s one of the first species that comes to mind when
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2016
Space & Astronomy
One of the most important experiments astronauts are performing in space today is attempting to grow plants in space. Am
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2016
Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 22, 2016
Earth & The Environment
There is a hidden door behind the controversy of eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Many people choose to be vegetarians
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 19, 2016
Microbiology
Drought is not an unusual phenomenon. California experienced years of drought conditions and many places in the American
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2016
Videos
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, people squander about 2.9 trillion pounds of food every year. To pu
...
AUG 07, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Dirty Thirties dust bowl that affected most of the Midwest due to the widespread erosion from the plowing era is thr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
It’s no doubt that the world eats a whole lot of fish, but the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organiza
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard