A wild banana’s hidden gene may help save the world’s favorite fruit from a relentless fungal threat. Scientists have identified a powerful source of natural resistance to a fungal disease that ...

Mesquite tells a story about unintended consequences; but it also shows how careful, collaborative responses can lead to ...

When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

From rethinking plant populations and fertility to SCO/ECO coverage, the two high-yield farmers share their plans for managing ongoing volatility.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

You want maximum yields this year, so that means more plants in the ground, right? As with most questions related to crop production, that depends. Several factors can influence the yield response of ...

The declining birth rate has been a major topic of discussion, with governments all over the world trying to find ways to reverse it. There is a constantly evolving discussion about the causes of the ...

Volcanic eruptions on the remote island of Nishinoshima repeatedly wipe the land clean, giving scientists a rare chance to study life’s earliest stages. Researchers traced the genetic origins of an ...

The United States could see its population shrink for the first time ever in 2025 as immigration numbers and birth rates have plummeted, according to a report. Net international migration to the US in ...