Imagine if three times as much grain could be obtained from the same amount of wheat plants as is currently possible, using ...

Circadian clocks of wheat can provide a window into the plant's nutrient content and life cycle, finds new research that ...

Researchers discovered the gene that gives a rare wheat variety its unusual “triple-grain” trait. When switched on, the gene ...

Neonics—pesticides introduced to plants at the seed stage—act like an appetite suppressant for birds, making them lose weight within hours. White-crowned sparrows like this one are among the songbirds ...

Quinoa: The Complete Protein Powerhouse Quinoa is a complete protein, as it contains all nine essential amino acids. This ...

Maize is Africa’s most widely grown crop, but its vulnerability to climate change is derailing the continent’s efforts to end hunger. Now, startups and NGOs are looking for new ways to future-proof ...

When conflict forced Hajer Othman, an IT specialist from Khartoum, to flee her home in 2023, she arrived in her mother's village in Sudan's Northern State with nothing but determination. Her mother ...

Did you know about half of all wheat grown in the U.S. is exported? USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates 21 million metric tons of wheat was shipped out of U.S. ports in 2022, totaling ...