Agriculture

URBANA, Ill. - For many livestock species, artificial insemination (AI) is standard. But it can be tricky to achieve success the first time, thanks to variability in ovulation timing across the herd. Sperm remains viable for a day or…

In Texas, mesquite trees are as common as football, thunderstorms and hot summer nights. It is a staple of outdoor cooking and prevalent in almost every part of the state. But, for land managers, the spread of honey mesquite, a native…

Credit: Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, Deven R. See, and Xianming Chen Stripe rust is one of the most destructive wheat diseases in the world, especially in the United States. While the disease can be controlled by…

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University systems engineers examined data from a busy New York state food bank and, using a new algorithm, found ways to better distribute and allocate food, and elevate nutrition among its patrons in the process.…

Assessment of continent's primary forests shows many unprotected, logged, able to be restoredCredit: Hanns Kirchmeir Like its ancient cathedrals, Europe has a remarkable--but poorly understood--legacy of old-growth forests. These…

Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries in countries around the world is getting the nutritional thumbs-up from a…

When most people think of fungi, the thoughts are usually not good, turning to something that does damage more than those that are actually helpful. Yet, fungi play a critical role in the growth and development of plant life and have…

Credit: Walter Farina If you want a dog to hunt something down, it helps to let them sniff an item to pick up the scent. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on September 17 have found that scent training honeybees…

Freshwater turtles may have a role in regulating water quality in river systems by scavenging fish carcasses, suggests a study of Emydura macquarii, a vulnerable freshwater turtle species found in Australia. The findings are published in…

Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry triggered by climate change may cause their foundations to become brittle, a study suggests. The…

Credit: Marianne Baas Changing skins Cells are surrounded by a layer of membrane lipids that protect them from changes in their environment such as temperature, much in the same way that our skin changes when we are cold…

Credit: Pixabay An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain through a genetic tool known as CRISPR or gene editing. Published in The Plant Journal, researchers…

Integrating cover crops into the cotton production system can be a challenge, especially along the northern edge of the Cotton Belt. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of cover crops in Tennessee and along with that,…

Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Xavier Pita A sustained dialogue must be established between molecular ecologists, policymakers and other stakeholders for DNA-based approaches to be adopted in marine monitoring and assessment, according…

New report reveals for the first time the level of terrestrial synthetic microfiber emission on a global scale The amount of synthetic microfiber we shed into our waterways has been of great concern over the last few years, and for good…

Microfibers in wash water largely end up on cropland 176,500 metric tons of synthetic microfibers--chiefly polyester and nylon--are released every year onto terrestrial environments across the globe, according to a new study in the open…

Credit: LaHusen et al/Science Advances Researchers at the University of Washington, Portland State University and the University of Oregon have shown that deep-seated landslides in the central Oregon Coast Range are…

Grant-funded project designed to bolster enrollment in post-secondary agribusiness programsCredit: Image courtesy Unsplash. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been awarded a $300,000 grant to…

An international collaboration between researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Chinese Academy of Science in Nanjing has led to the discovery of world's oldest animal sperm inside a tiny crustacean trapped in amber around…

A University of Arkansas scientist is part of an international team working to establish a network to track dragonflies and damselfliesCredit: Simon Tye A U of A biologist is part of an international team of researchers building a…