Tag: agriculture
When plants and their microbes are not in sync, the results...
Sheng-Yang He, Michigan State University
Many of us have heard about inflammatory bowel disease, a debilitating condition that is associated with an abnormal collection of...
Fast food is comforting, but in low-income areas it crowds out...
Catherine Keske, University of California, Merced
Many Americans take comfort in the routine of jumping into the car and grabbing a burger. They choose restaurants...
It’s time to rethink the disrupted US food system from the...
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington; Jennifer J. Otten, University of Washington, and Sarah M. Collier, University of Washington
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic...
New Jersey’s small, networked dairy farms are a model for a...
Andrew Carlson, Princeton University; Daniel Rubenstein, Princeton University, and Simon Levin, Princeton University
Cow’s milk is a major part of many Americans’ diets because it...
What are Asian giant hornets, and are they really dangerous? 5...
Akito Y Kawahara, University of Florida
Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in...
Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that’s not always...
Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception....
The Philippines has rated ‘Golden Rice’ safe, but farmers might not...
Glenn Davis Stone, Washington University in St Louis and Dominic Glover, Institute of Development Studies
“Golden Rice” is probably the world’s most hotly debated genetically...
Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is...
Jocelyn Lavallee, Colorado State University and Francesca Cotrufo, Colorado State University
Human society is literally built on soil. It feeds the world and produces vital...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
