Agriculture

LEFT: Mouse sperm collected by a conventional cell sorter. Motility cannot be maintained and sperm cannot advance. Motile sperm are...

Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers

UC Riverside study exposes disparities in health care access in rural Southern CaliforniaCredit: Center for Healthy Communities, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE,...

Global threats: How lessons from COVID-19 can prevent environmental meltdown

Credit: Open Source Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until...

Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves

Credit: Photo courtesy of Reza Keshavarz An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc...

Treatments tested for invasive pest on allium crops

by Scienmag

Credit: Riley Harding ITHACA, N.Y. - Native to Europe but discovered in Pennsylvania in 2015, the Allium leafminer is a...

UM Bio Station researchers unlock mystery of subterranean stoneflies

Credit: UM photo FLATHEAD LAKE - In a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology, researchers from the University...

Alarming long-term effects of insecticides weaken ant colonies

Credit: © Daniel Schlaeppi "Ants are one of the most important animal groups on our planet. However, they are also...

CABI launches new portal to help facilitate collaboration on fall armyworm research

CABI has partnered with leading researchers and institutions to launch a new portal that facilitates global research collaboration to help...

GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore

Credit: Mike Popp When it comes to nifty farm gadgets and technology, there are many neat tools. Tractor guidance is...

As wildfires flare up across West, research highlights risk of ecological change

Credit: Jonathan Coop, Western Colorado University One of Jonathan Coop's first vivid memories as a child was watching the flames...

New winter squash decline research paves the way for understanding the disease

Credit: Hannah Rivedal Winter squash is an important crop grown in the Willamette Valley, and the most important processing cultivar,...

Breaking the silence: scientists investigate epigenetic impact across whole genome

Study exposes silenced sites within 'jumping genes' that could one day drive development of environmentally-resistant crops Credit: OIST All life...

Microplastic pollution accumulates heavily in coastal areas such as fjords and estuaries

Credit: Peter T. Harris, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111398 Microplastic pollution in marine environments is concentrated most highly in coastal habitats, especially fjords and...

Revisiting energy flow in photosynthetic plant cells

Credit: The University of Hong Kong By developing innovative methods to visualize energy changes in subcellular compartments in live plants,...

Chanterelle mushrooms as a taste enhancer

New method for quality control of chanterelle mushrooms Credit: [email protected] Chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) are one of the most popular mushrooms...

Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differentl