• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 27th, 2010
Crop Failures Will Force Mexicans into the US

Crop Failures Will Force Mexicans into the US

They will migrate to escape famine

Maize Genome Finally Decoded

Maize Genome Finally Decoded

The news made headlines

Future Advancements in Plant-Genome Research

Future Advancements in Plant-Genome Research

Food crisis can be avoided

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 24th, 2009
Twenty Percent of UK Bees Died This Winter

Twenty Percent of UK Bees Died This Winter

The figures are now official

Early Agricultural Methods May Have Affected Global Temperatures

Early Agricultural Methods May Have Affected Global Temperatures

Most of the damage came from burning forests

New Farming Robot Could Save Big Bucks

New Farming Robot Could Save Big Bucks

It was developed in the United Kingdom

Salt-Tolerant Crops Brought One Step Closer by New Study

Salt-Tolerant Crops Brought One Step Closer by New Study

They will be able to withstand massive droughts

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 8th, 2009
Pests Develop Resistance to GM Crop-Produced Pesticides

Pests Develop Resistance to GM Crop-Produced Pesticides

The find is alarming, especially given the current food crisis

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 29th, 2009
Plants Employ 'Door Guards' Against Invading Pathogens

Plants Employ 'Door Guards' Against Invading Pathogens

Bacteria and other organisms are thus kept away

New GM Rice Fights Allergies

New GM Rice Fights Allergies

It has successfully completed its first tests

Archaeologists Discover First Granaries

Archaeologists Discover First Granaries

They have been found in Jordan

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 27th, 2009
NASA to Use 'Eyes in the Sky' for Crop Predictions

NASA to Use 'Eyes in the Sky' for Crop Predictions

The move could significantly improve yields

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2009
Nerve Chemical Turns Locusts into Pests

Nerve Chemical Turns Locusts into Pests

Serotonin is responsible for crop failures

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2009
DMC Receives a Fresh Pair of 'Eyes'

DMC Receives a Fresh Pair of 'Eyes'

Two more satellites will join Constellation

Your Hair Could Be Used as Fertilizer

Your Hair Could Be Used as Fertilizer

Studies seek to determine its effects on edible crops

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 16th, 2008
Cooperative Agriculture Sustains Cuba After Devastating Hurricanes

Cooperative Agriculture Sustains Cuba After Devastating Hurricanes

Three major weather events have wiped out 30 percent of the food supply

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2008
Worldwide Bee Decline Not Dangerous for Agriculture Yet

Worldwide Bee Decline Not Dangerous for Agriculture Yet

Crops have been growing steadily for the last four decades

 
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