Two extremely damaging crop pests have interbred to create hybrids resistant to more than one pesticide that could cause ...

On a talus-strewn slope in eastern California’s mountains, a gnarled tree twists toward the sky. It is Methuselah, a Great ...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — Asteady increase in food prices in recent years is pushing Asian countries to consider softening ...

Bayer going after Pfizer for patent infringement is a forerunner for widespread abuse of intellectual property claims in food ...

A stark and heart-wrenching paradox haunts the modern world: while nearly one-tenth of humanity goes to bed hungry, a tidal ...

For five days last November, the city of Bacolod in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental became a crossroads ...

Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...

The Europe smart oil crops market is projected to reach $721.2 million by 2035 from $292.2 million in 2024, growing at a CAGR of 8.59% during the forecast period 2025-2035. The Eu ...

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...

Signals transmitted via leaves can warn neighboring plants of stressful events, making the group collectively more resilient ...

If you built a potato-powered clock as a child, you know plants can generate electricity. But scientists are now developing sophisticated methods to harness this power on a much larger scale. The ...

By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...