High-tech farming works in rural communities, too
In Arizona, technologies that allow astronauts and polar explorers to grow fresh foods in space and Antarctica can benefit rural communities, too. Dr. Gene...
Agroforestry sequesters more soil organic carbon than conventional farming
In Pennsylvania, agroforestry could play an important role in mitigating climate change because it sequesters more atmospheric carbon in plant parts and soil than...
Composting biochar improves its fertilizing capability
In Germany, a University of Tuebingen study demonstrated how the composting of biochar creates a very thin organic coating that significantly improves the biochar’s...
Precision Tools, Drones, Robots Not Just for Techies and Advanced Ag Anymore – High...
In New York, a report called “Beyond the Ships: 2020-2025” created by over 100 experts as part of the U.S. 2016 National Ocean Exploration...
Iridium kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
In the United Kingdom and China, researchers from the Professor Sadler and Professor O’Connor groups in Warwick’s Department of Chemistry and Professor Hui Chao's...
Bacteria spreads in the kitchen without proper handwashing
In Washington, D.C., the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently completed an observational study in which participants were recorded cooking in a test...
Adding Good Bugs to Lotion Can Treat Skin Disorders
In San Diego, University of California researcher Dr. Richard Gallo is working to harness the skin's microbiome to create lotions that help treat skin...
Next generation resistive memory made from egg whites
In China, knowing that egg albumen has good dielectric properties, a high transparency and high elasticity, Southwest University researchers have shown that when egg...
National Farmers Union says withdrawing from the Paris Agreement hurts farmers and ranchers
In Washington, D.C., Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, said President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement rejects science and...
AeroVironment commissions UAV research to detect water stress in almond trees
In California, AeroVironment, Inc. began a year-long study with California State University, Fresno to research how unmanned aerial vehicle imagery and analytics could potentially...