Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer
The global chemical maker Bayer is backing an expanded effort to shield itself from lawsuits alleging its popular weedkiller ...
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Bats play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia
Scientists have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only travels great distances, but also hunt at impressive altitudes of up to 1,600 meters above ground -- the altitude at which ...
Bats play shown to play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in ...
Wasabi worries, truffle troubles: Tariffs threaten crops U.S. struggles to grow
A handful of American farmers grow small volumes of specialty foods that consumers rely on foreign growers to provide, from truffles and lavender to wasabi.
Discovery of wheat gene pair that combats powdery mildew could lead to more resistant varieties
A study has identified a wheat nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene pair, RXL and Pm5e, that confers ...
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Rice Paddies, Like Cows, Spew Methane. A New Variety Makes Them a Lot Less Gassy.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts ...