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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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AUG 31, 2021Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Globally, obesity rates have been rising for years. Research has indicated that a western diet that's high in fat, sugar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a tool called cryo-electron microscopy to get an unprecedented and detailed look at infectious, mis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
The third Saturday in August, this year the 21st, is National Honeybee Day! The date celebrates honeybee keepers and all ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Happy National Potato Day! Potatoes are a delicious part of many foods for people across the globe, but what do you know ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 18, 2021Microbiology
In a world with a growing population and a changing environment, food security is an important issue. Scientists have be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Water is essential for all life on earth, and much of it is stored in wetlands. Biodiversity is high in wetlands, often ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
Groundwater is something most people use every day. Whether for drinking, washing, or growing the food you eat, it is pa ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
With the ever-increasing population on earth, feeding the world is requiring more food production than ever before. The ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2021Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Digital networks have changed the world by integrating into almost every aspect of our lives, but they have yet to direc ...Sponsored By: Cardea BioAPR 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Globally, obesity rates have been rising for years. Research has indicated that a western diet that's high in fat, sugar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a tool called cryo-electron microscopy to get an unprecedented and detailed look at infectious, mis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The third Saturday in August, this year the 21st, is National Honeybee Day! The date celebrates honeybee keepers and all
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Happy National Potato Day! Potatoes are a delicious part of many foods for people across the globe, but what do you know
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 18, 2021
Microbiology
In a world with a growing population and a changing environment, food security is an important issue. Scientists have be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Water is essential for all life on earth, and much of it is stored in wetlands. Biodiversity is high in wetlands, often
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Groundwater is something most people use every day. Whether for drinking, washing, or growing the food you eat, it is pa
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With the ever-increasing population on earth, feeding the world is requiring more food production than ever before. The
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Digital networks have changed the world by integrating into almost every aspect of our lives, but they have yet to direc
...
Sponsored By:
Cardea Bio
APR 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch