Forests are changing due to shifts in rainfall and temperature
In Florida, American forests are changing, thanks to climate change-induced shifts in rainfall and temperature that are causing shifts in the abundance of numerous...
Soil health improves with grasses and small grains in crop rotation
In Indiana, a joint Purdue University and U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that including pasture and small grains in crop rotations can be...
Low cost, disposable graphene nanoparticle strips detect pesticides instantaneously in the field
In Iowa, a team at Iowa State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering created a flexible, low cost and disposable biosensor that can detect pesticides...
New proton battery promises more energy in an environmentally-friendly package
In Australia, for the first time, researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne demonstrated a working rechargeable proton battery that could re-wire how we power...
Eating walnuts activates the hunger regulator part of your brain
In Massachusetts, a first-of-its-kind brain imaging study showed consuming walnuts activates an area in the brain associated with regulating hunger and cravings. Packed with...
Robots learn to pick only ripe peppers
In Belgium, a boxy yellow robot rolled through the rows of yellow pepper patches in a greenhouse, spotting and picking the ripened fruit. Moving...
Dramatic insect population declines in German nature reserves
In The Netherlands, the total biomass of flying insects has decreased by more than 75 percent in 63 nature reserves since 1989. In recent...
Titan Machinery and Decisive Farming Join in Alliance to Expand
In North Dakota, Titan Machinery, Inc., an agricultural and construction equipment dealer, joined in a strategic alliance with Alberta, Canada based Decisive Farming Corp....
The nutritional value of wasted food is quantified
In Maryland, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for a Livable Future calculated the nutritional value of the U.S....
Big Data Being Used to Help Paralyzed Patients Regain Movement
In Ohio, researchers are using big data in a new way to help patients to regain some movement and function in their paralyzed limbs....