Plant reactions to anesthetics are similar to humans and animals
In the United Kingdom, A new study showed that plants react to anesthetics similarly to the way animals and humans do, suggesting plants are...
Consuming coffee may reduce your risk of death
In the United Kingdom, a report from the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee titled 'Coffee, caffeine, mortality and life expectancy' highlights the potential...
University of Delaware teams with brewery on bio-acetone research
In Delaware, research emerging from two labs at the University of Delaware and their collaborators at White Dog Labs in New Castle drives the...
Robot helpers address farm workforce shortages
In the United Kingdom, produce growers concerned about workforce shortages in the wake of Brexit could soon have an alternative solution – robots. The...
Resolutions to improve health also help weight loss
In Texas, a registered dietitian with Baylor College of Medicine said to focus your new year resolutions about diet and health on making changes...
Large-scale wind and solar farms could make the Sahara literally green
In Maryland, researchers used a climate model to show that the installation of large-scale wind and solar power generation facilities in the Sahara could...
Great tomato flavor is coming back to the supermarket
In Florida, the keys to a better-tasting supermarket tomato were identified in a global study led by a University of Florida researcher. By studying...
Using agriculture and fisheries waste to improve soil quality and reduce emissions
In the United Kingdom, the University of Portsmouth is playing a major role in a European project using agricultural and fisheries waste to develop...
Four universities win $50,000 each in the first national I-FAST competition
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation presented the winners of the...
Agricultural impacts from climate change lead world hunger
In New York, world hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations' annual food security report. The total number...