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Ancient quinoa found in Ontario, suggesting early links between indigenous groups
Jan 16, 2019 (UPI)
The charred seeds were originally discovered during a mandatory archaeological review prior to the commencement of a construction project. Scientists were able ...
RUDN pedologists found out a correct combination of nitrogen fertilizers and plastic mulch
Jan 16, 2019 (SPX)
However, if the level of nitrogen in the soil is too high, it leaves it in the form of laughing gas, ammonia, and other gases that pollute the atmosphere. Plast...
Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage to planet: study
Jan 16, 2019 (AFP)
The key to both goals is a dramatic shift in the global diet -- roughly half as much sugar and red meat, and twice as many vegetables, fruits and nuts, a consor...
60 percent of coffee varieties face 'extinction risk'
Jan 16, 2019 (AFP)
More than two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day, but the multi-billion-dollar industry is reliant on wild varieties grown in just a few regions to m...
France takes Roundup weed-killer off market after court ruling
Jan 15, 2019 (AFP)
Roundup, owned by Germany's Bayer after its purchase of US agro-giant Monsanto last year, contains glyphosate which environmentalists and other critics have lon...
Survey: GMO food critics overestimate their knowledge of the subject
Jan 15, 2019 (UPI)
Researchers surveyed several thousand Americans and Europeans about their opinion of genetically modified foods. They also asked respondents to rate their knowl...
Rice plants engineered to be better at photosynthesis make more rice
Jan 11, 2019 (SPX)
"Food shortage related to world population growth will be a serious problem our planet will have to face," says senior study author Xin-Xiang Peng of South Chin...
Fish farmers of the Caribbean
Jan 11, 2019 (SPX)
With this in mind, a team led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and the Marine Science Institute (MSI) lo...
Cow breathalyzers help scientists measure methane emissions
Jan 10, 2019 (UPI)
Though news headlines often focus on the release of methane from the bovine's backside, the majority of methane emitted by cattle -- 95 percent -- is released v...
Kosher high-tech office lures Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox
Jan 09, 2019 (AFP)
At Bizmax, a shared workspace, all the entrepreneurs are ultra-Orthodox Jews, a rarity in a community where many men shun work for religious study. "The high-te...
US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relish
Jan 09, 2019 (AFP)
In one sense, it's just a patty made from plant protein. But the founders of California-based Impossible Foods argue the product can have a big impact by reduci...
A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients
Jan 04, 2019 (SPX)
"Currently, there's a big push within the food industry to replace synthetic ingredients with natural alternatives, and this is being driven by consumers," said...
Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent
Jan 04, 2019 (SPX)
"We could feed up to 200 million additional people with the calories lost to photorespiration in the Midwestern U.S. each year," said principal investigator Don...
Drop beef and save millions of lives, slash emissions: WEF
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
New research conducted by the Oxford Martin School for WEF showed that efforts to replace meat and especially beef could provide huge benefits for human health ...
China tobacco monopoly's global unit plans Hong Kong IPO
Jan 02, 2019 (AFP)
The unit seeking listing only accounts for a fraction of China National Tobacco Corporation, a hugely profitable state-run behemoth that has a monopoly on tobac...
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia's farmers fight debt bondage
Jan 02, 2019 (AFP)
Unpredictable weather linked to climate change is laying waste to Cambodian fields. Saddled with debt from failed harvests, tens of thousands of farmers are tur...
Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmers
Jan 01, 2019 (AFP)
"Twenty years ago, we'd be shivering in the warehouse while preparing the holiday orders. Today it's 15 degrees (60 Fahrenheit)," says Brittany oysterman Mathie...
Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questions
Jan 01, 2019 (SPX)
In a commentary published Dec 31 in Nature Plants, the scientists urged their colleagues to take advantage of massive, open-access data resources in their resea...
China customs gives green light for US rice imports
Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)
US rice that meets inspection and quarantine requirements will be allowed to enter the country, according to a notice released by China's customs authority. Req...
Tree-ring analysis explains physiology behind drought intolerance
Dec 27, 2018 (SPX)
Scientists at Oregon State University and Utah State University studied 2,800 hectares of mixed-conifer forest in central Oregon, with many of the ponderosa pin...
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