Agriculture

Scientists in Arkansas have developed a machine-learning approach that can identify potentially disease-causing strains of a poultry bacterium by analyzing...

Agriculture is under pressure to produce more food while using fewer fossil-derived fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics. A new review in...

Koi herpesvirus, also known as cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), is one of the most destructive viral pathogens in freshwater aquaculture....

Bananas may soon become easier to manage from harvest to supermarket shelf, thanks to a newly identified genetic switch that...

Floral fragrance is often treated as a charming but superficial feature of ornamental plants. In reality, scent is a complex...

Water scarcity is entering a more dangerous phase—one in which the problem is no longer defined simply by how much...

A winter crop that could turn the Midwest’s dormant fields into a source of food, fuel and carbon storage is...

Land is becoming one of the Southeast United States’ most contested resources, and the consequences are reaching far beyond property...

In Nepal’s Sal forests, the most dangerous moment for young trees may not be the fall of a harvested tree...

A pioneering study led by Aberystwyth University will investigate how everyday relationships between people and dogs in rural Wales may...