Agriculture
Farmers Lead India’s Plant Variety Protection Boom, Landmark Study Finds
An empirical meta-analysis of 8,615 registered plant varieties in India finds that individual farmers account for more than half of...
Epigenetic Switches Could Arm Rice Against Its Deadliest Pathogens
A comprehensive review reveals how DNA methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNAs regulate rice immunity and could enable epigenetic breeding...
Virtual Soil Lab: Simulations Reveal How Rotary Blades Can Till Deep Without Destroying Soil Structure
A validated discrete element simulation shows that L-shaped rotary blades on a combined subsoiler-tiller can break deep compacted soil while...
Robot Rover Fuses Depth and Multispectral Imaging to Digitally Twin Lettuce Seedlings in 3D
Researchers have developed a UGV-based framework that fuses RGBD and multispectral imaging with deep learning to produce high-quality 3D phenotypes...
Orphan Bitter Taste Receptors Found on Cell Surfaces, Hinting at Hidden Functions
A new tagging method reveals that orphan and supposedly nonfunctional human bitter taste receptors reach the cell surface, suggesting they...
Nitrate Feeds Vanilla Best as Ammonium Slows Growth, Study Finds
A controlled soilless experiment shows that Vanilla planifolia grows best under nitrate-dominated nitrogen nutrition, with rising ammonium shares reducing growth...
Tiny AI Model Learns to Tell Individual Turkeys Apart in Crowded Barns
Researchers have built a compact, turkey-specific AI embedding that outperforms a much larger generic model at telling individual birds apart...
Potato Varieties That Stay Ready: Basal Defence Genes Separate Blight Fighters From Blight Losers
A comparative transcriptomic study shows that blight-resistant potato varieties maintain elevated basal expression of defence genes, including wall-associated kinases, R...
Levitated Electrode System Detects Daily Rhythms in Fruit Without Touching It
A magnetically levitated electrode ionization chamber has revealed roughly 24-hour periodicity in the airborne ion charge kinetics of detached apple...
Fences Alone Cannot Save Desertified Alpine Grasslands, Soil Study Reveals
New research on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau shows that fencing alone cannot restore desertified alpine grasslands because depleted soil carbon and...
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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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