Bees visit pollinator-independent almond blossoms. Credit: Drs. Saez and Negri Pollination by bees is vital even when crops are assumed to be pollinator independent. That’s…
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Astronaut Steve Swanson harvests some of the crop in June 2014. Credit: NASA Nutritious and safe crops would be a dietary supplement to assist long-distance…
Durian fruit is known as the “king of fruits” in some regions. The durian is distinctive for its large size, strong odor, and thorn-covered rind.…
Researchers have developed a secret sauce for using waste bread as a medium to grow bacteria, yeasts, and other microorganisms for fermented food production. As…
When three specific genetic mutations are combined and tuned just right, scientists can turn tomato plants into extremely compact bushes ideal for urban agriculture. Just…
One of the analyzed pig jaws for the study. Credit: Dr. Richard Madgwick Study explores scale of human mobility through analysis of animal bones. People…
Black-grass at a medium level in winter wheat field. Credit: Helen Hicks Scientists from international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) have for the…
Ready-to-eat salads, also known as fresh-cut or bagged salads, have steadily gained popularity since their introduction in Europe in the early 1980s. This popularity is…
Unlike wine, which generally improves with time, beer does not age well. Usually within a year of bottling, the beverage starts to develop an unpleasant…
View of cranberry bogs above Little Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin on Oct. 18, 2018, from NASA-USGS Landsat 8 data. Some of the cranberries have…
Mytilus trossulus in West Vancouver, Canada. Credit: Annette F Muttray Scientists have found a type of transmissible cancer in shellfish that has spread across the…
Poultry industry will be encouraged by study that finds the root of wooden breast syndrome. University of Delaware researchers have discovered that lipoprotein lipase, an…
Turkeys do a lot of standing and milling around, not a lot of flying. As families gather together this holiday season, the lucky ones will…
MIT engineers have developed a way to encapsulate nutrients in a biocompatible polymer, making it easier to use them to fortify foods. Credit: Second Bay…
The texture of food is an important part of enjoying foods. In order to completely understand these properties, better methods for testing are required to…
Christine Stewart holds packets of nutrient supplements. They are typically a mixture of a legume — peanut, lentil or chickpea paste — plus milk powder,…
The seven species of watermelon have an incredible amount of diversity. Credit: Xingping Zhang/Syngenta An international team of researchers has taken a comprehensive look at…
Recovery from drought stress imposed on wheat. Plant treated with OP on the right. Credit: UCR UC Riverside-led team’s discovery keeps plants plump and offers…
Bovine skeletal muscle cells grown in the presence of myoglobin (center) or hemoglobin (right). Credit: Robin Simsa & David Kaplan, Tufts University Cultured meat could…