Human agriculture key to survival for many threatened species
A number of threatened species in the developing world are entirely dependent on human agriculture for their survival, a new study has found
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Pesticides damaging Oz’s Great Barrier Reef, says Govt report
Agricultural pesticides are causing significant damage to the Great Barrier Reef – a World Heritage-listed natural wonder – according to a new Australian government report on water quality at the site
Dark beer ‘richer in iron content than pale or non-alcoholic beer’
Which beer is better – dark or pale? Researchers from the University of Valladolid in Spain have discovered the answer for one of science’s most pressing questions
Why bumblebees are disappearing
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is tracking the cause of the decline in bumblebee populations and also searching for a species that can serve as the next generation of greenhouse pollinators
Mysterious soil fungi identified
Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden, have cultivated
Now, a fully cooked food-aid product called Instant Corn Soy Blend
A fully cooked food-aid product called Instant Corn Soy Blend that supplements meals, particularly for young, has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists
Crop with deeper roots could slash CO2 levels
Rearing crops whose roots burrow a metre deeper into the ground than those of existing plants could slash
A robot that is able to grow corn
A Mexican student has designed a robot capable of doing farm work including “plowing, planting, spraying
What’s stinking? Oh the world’s smelliest flower!
The Titan Arum plant, nicknamed the Corpse flower because of its pungent smell of rotting flesh, is in
Dhaka developing world’s first vitamin-A rich rice
Bangladesh is conducting trials of what scientists claim is the world’s first-ever vitamin A-rich rice.
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