On a warming planet, your food supply depends on crops that can survive heat, drought and fast spreading disease. Now ...

Across Texas, wastewater systems fail, releasing raw or partially treated sewage into streams, beaches and groundwater. Heavy ...

Dirt is all around us. Under our feet. What we live on. What we build our houses and roads on. Dirt is just … there, ...

Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of ...

Multistate trials reveal inconsistent performance from biological soybean seed treatments, with researchers finding no ...

Access to clean water affects health, the environment, and daily life in every community. Without safe water, diseases spread more easily, crops fail, and local economies struggle to grow. Supporting ...

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The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Postbiotics are more than probiotic "waste," they're actually beneficial for your body, and you can get them from many of the foods that keep your gut bacteria healthy.

Scientists discovered that common food emulsifiers consumed by mother mice altered their offspring’s gut microbiome from the ...

Time really does fly. And when you look back at 2025, we’re sure you’ve collected a mix of moments: some joyful, some ...