Kimchi helps prevent allergic diseases and high blood pressure
In South Korea, kimchi, one of Korea's major fermented foods, is helpful in preventing allergic diseases, obesity, and anemia, according to a new paper....
Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness Acquires Innovative Seed and Consulting
In Colorado, Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, a precision agriculture technology company that focuses on plant protection chemistry, plant nutrition and seed technology, acquired Innovative Seed and...
Natural plant essential oils fight infections on medical devices
In Australia, James Cook University scientists discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as Tea Tree Oil as a coating for medical...
Amazonian natural psychedelic improves a sense of wellbeing
In the United Kingdom, ayahuasca, a psychedelic drug traditionally used in South America, has been shown to improve people’s general sense of wellbeing and...
Baker’s yeast is enlisted as a low-cost, low-maintenance global pathogen detector
In New York, during a project that began as a search to find a cost-effective, simple way to detect cholera, Columbia University researchers developed...
University of California receives USDA grant for co-robotic precision irrigation research
In California, with a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California researchers plan to show they can conserve...
NIFA announces $3 million for agriculture co-robot research
In Washington, D.C., $3 million in robotics research, application and education funding for agricultural systems was made available under the National Robotics Initiative by...
Extended study finds no link between regularly eating eggs and cardiovascular risk
In Australia, University of Sydney researchers found that eating up to 12 eggs per week for a year did not increase cardiovascular risk factors...
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...
New paint uses the sun and water vapor to make hydrogen
In Australia, RMIT University researchers developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapor and split it to generate hydrogen. The paint contains a...