Agriculture
Genetic Map of Grain Shape Reveals New Targets for Breeding Better Durum Wheat
A genome-wide association study of 185 durum wheat accessions has identified 47 marker-trait associations and candidate genes governing seed size...
Skipping the Plough Cuts Nitrate Losses by Up to 42 Percent When Wet Winters Strike Bare Soil
A Swiss lysimeter experiment found that non-inversion tillage reduced nitrate leaching by up to 42 percent on some soils during...
Clamworm Compounds Show Promise Against Alcoholic Liver Damage in Mice
Maillard reaction products derived from the marine clamworm Perinereis aibuhitensis protected mice against alcohol-induced liver injury by restoring antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,...
Safflower Seed Supplement Fails to Boost Fertility in Anestrous Ewes, Study Finds
A controlled trial in anestrous Hungarian Merino ewes found that short-term whole safflower seed supplementation during progestagen-based synchronization produced no...
A Precise Lime Dose Could Reshape Carbon Cycling in Acidic Forest Soils
A controlled incubation study of Chinese fir plantation soils found that 2,250 kilograms of quicklime per hectare optimally stimulates carbon...
Fermented Foods May Talk to the Brain: The Science of Psychobiotics Goes Beyond Probiotic Pills
A new review in npj Science of Food argues that fermented foods should be studied as integrated psychobiotic systems in...
A Decade of Underground Warming Reveals Which Soil Carbon Clings On and Which Vanishes
After nearly ten years of heating a forest soil to one meter's depth, scientists found that unprotected particulate carbon in...
Scientists Fine-Tune the Perfect Recipe for Extracting Stinging Nettle Chemistry
Ethiopian researchers used response surface methodology to pinpoint optimal Soxhlet extraction conditions for stinging nettle leaves, achieving a predicted yield...
Growth Hormone Gene Expression Rises in Turkeys Bred for Heavier Bodies
Turkeys selectively bred for heavier bodies show significantly higher growth hormone gene expression, suggesting GH mRNA could serve as a...
Roasted or Raw, Argan Oil Shields Diabetic Hearts and Livers in Rat Study
A new rat study shows that both roasted and unroasted argan oil protect diabetic rats against heart and liver damage,...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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