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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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DEC 01, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Texas A & M University are developing hemp cultivars that are heat and drought-stress tolerant and wi ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 14, 2022Plants & Animals
Palm trees are a fixture of tropical locales. We often think of them when we think of warm vacation locations, including ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 26, 2022Plants & Animals
The most ubiquitous symbol of Halloween? A bright orange pumpkin. Whether you’re carving them, decorating them, or ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 18, 2022Cannabis Sciences
An Oregon State University research team found that hemp byproducts are a safe food source for lambs. The study was rece ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 08, 2022Space & Astronomy
David Handy is a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) studying how b ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2022Neuroscience
A recent study found that food insecurity affects brain development in mice. University of California Berkeley researche ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2022Health & Medicine
Animal agriculture has a massive impact on our world. There are huge environmental consequences to our planet, in part b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2022Plants & Animals
Extinction rates have accelerated around the globe. Changes in climate and habitat loss, in particular, are driving more ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have seen a 'super plant' growing in between the cracks of sidewalks. Portulaca oleracea is commonly known as pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2022Plants & Animals
As one of the earliest domesticated animals, dogs evolved from wolves into what we now know as extremely diverse domesti ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJUL 15, 2022Technology
Developed over millions over years, photosynthesis is a trademark process plants use to thrive and survive. Using sunlig ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2022Plants & Animals
No need to cut beer out of your diet just yet if you’re looking to improve your health. According to a recent stud ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene editing has Brough beneficial changes to many foods. Now, researchers have engineered a plant that produced tomatoe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2022Chemistry & Physics
A study out of Florida State University sets the foundation to reduce the 50 million tons of food waste per year linked ...Written By: Hannah DanielMAY 10, 2022Earth & The Environment
Climate change is real and it’s happening literally right before our very eyes. These ongoing, observable effects ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 10, 2022Microbiology
There is growing concern about whether our antibiotics can keep pace with the threats posed by new and emerging bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2022Plants & Animals
Mushrooms have a strange and fascinating history. They’ve always been viewed with significant skepticism, as many ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 06, 2022Plants & Animals
Sharks play crucial roles in marine ecosystems. As predators, they loom large at the top of many marine food chains and ...Written By: Ryan Vingum
DEC 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Texas A & M University are developing hemp cultivars that are heat and drought-stress tolerant and wi
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 14, 2022
Plants & Animals
Palm trees are a fixture of tropical locales. We often think of them when we think of warm vacation locations, including
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 26, 2022
Plants & Animals
The most ubiquitous symbol of Halloween? A bright orange pumpkin. Whether you’re carving them, decorating them, or
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 18, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
An Oregon State University research team found that hemp byproducts are a safe food source for lambs. The study was rece
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 08, 2022
Space & Astronomy
David Handy is a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) studying how b
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Neuroscience
A recent study found that food insecurity affects brain development in mice. University of California Berkeley researche
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
Animal agriculture has a massive impact on our world. There are huge environmental consequences to our planet, in part b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
Extinction rates have accelerated around the globe. Changes in climate and habitat loss, in particular, are driving more
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have seen a 'super plant' growing in between the cracks of sidewalks. Portulaca oleracea is commonly known as pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
As one of the earliest domesticated animals, dogs evolved from wolves into what we now know as extremely diverse domesti
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JUL 15, 2022
Technology
Developed over millions over years, photosynthesis is a trademark process plants use to thrive and survive. Using sunlig
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2022
Plants & Animals
No need to cut beer out of your diet just yet if you’re looking to improve your health. According to a recent stud
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene editing has Brough beneficial changes to many foods. Now, researchers have engineered a plant that produced tomatoe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
A study out of Florida State University sets the foundation to reduce the 50 million tons of food waste per year linked
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
MAY 10, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is real and it’s happening literally right before our very eyes. These ongoing, observable effects
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 10, 2022
Microbiology
There is growing concern about whether our antibiotics can keep pace with the threats posed by new and emerging bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2022
Plants & Animals
Mushrooms have a strange and fascinating history. They’ve always been viewed with significant skepticism, as many
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 06, 2022
Plants & Animals
Sharks play crucial roles in marine ecosystems. As predators, they loom large at the top of many marine food chains and
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum