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Plant Breeding
Plant breeding: is the technique of altering the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. New crop varieties or lines with interesting properties are then created. It has been used to improve the quality of nutrition in products for humans and animals.
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JUL 28, 2025Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the influence of a minor cannabinoid known as cannabidiva ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 25, 2025Genetics & Genomics
A new study has investigated the genetic history of roses, which are part of the genus Rosa and a member of the Rosaceae ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the impact of two biofertilizers (manure tea and bioinocu ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 15, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has shown that giant sequoia trees that were imported and planted in the United Kingdom, some of which have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2024Health & Medicine
A comprehensive review of cannabis research published in Horticultural Research provides insights into the historical us ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
One of the most popular dog breeds is the Golden Retriever. Unfortunately, these dogs are also at high risk for developi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2023Microbiology
There are few ways to prevent mosquito-borne diseases other than avoiding mosquito bites. These pesky insects don't only ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2023Cancer
Dogs can develop various types of cancer, including melanomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. In fact, canine cancer occ ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 06, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2023Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 14, 2023Plants & Animals
As a highly vulnerable marine animal, conservation efforts are key to protect a range of shark species. However, gatheri ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 06, 2023Earth & The Environment
Moira Rodriguez is a 3rd-year Biological Sciences PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) studying plant ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 01, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In December 2022, researchers reported that they'd developed a technique in which single-sex litters could be created. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Wild plants are everywhere. So why do some become pests? New research has studied how agriculture created that problem f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 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 23, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz examin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 17, 2022Plants & Animals
The Sumatran rhinoceros are considered a critically endangered species, with an estimated 80 or fewer Sumatran rhinos al ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 17, 2022Plants & Animals
New research shows that honeybees are living half the lifespans they used to only 50 years ago. Researchers from the Uni ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
New research suggests that interbreeding, not violence, may have caused the Neandertal extinction.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Pennsylvania discover a new-to-science hybrid songbird speciesWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 28, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the influence of a minor cannabinoid known as cannabidiva
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 25, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has investigated the genetic history of roses, which are part of the genus Rosa and a member of the Rosaceae
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the impact of two biofertilizers (manure tea and bioinocu
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 15, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has shown that giant sequoia trees that were imported and planted in the United Kingdom, some of which have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2024
Health & Medicine
A comprehensive review of cannabis research published in Horticultural Research provides insights into the historical us
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most popular dog breeds is the Golden Retriever. Unfortunately, these dogs are also at high risk for developi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2023
Microbiology
There are few ways to prevent mosquito-borne diseases other than avoiding mosquito bites. These pesky insects don't only
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Cancer
Dogs can develop various types of cancer, including melanomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. In fact, canine cancer occ
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 06, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 14, 2023
Plants & Animals
As a highly vulnerable marine animal, conservation efforts are key to protect a range of shark species. However, gatheri
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 06, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Moira Rodriguez is a 3rd-year Biological Sciences PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) studying plant
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 01, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In December 2022, researchers reported that they'd developed a technique in which single-sex litters could be created. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Wild plants are everywhere. So why do some become pests? New research has studied how agriculture created that problem f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 23, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz examin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
The Sumatran rhinoceros are considered a critically endangered species, with an estimated 80 or fewer Sumatran rhinos al
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research shows that honeybees are living half the lifespans they used to only 50 years ago. Researchers from the Uni
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
New research suggests that interbreeding, not violence, may have caused the Neandertal extinction.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Pennsylvania discover a new-to-science hybrid songbird species
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt