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Scientists are racing to protect the world’s seeds from natural disasters and war. But what happens when those disasters come ...

Check out ‘The Preserver’s Garden,’ written by Staci and Jeremy Hill. It’s essential to anyone who doesn’t want food to go to ...

Two professors have developed a microfluidic device to enhance the number and quality of embryos in the IVF treatment cycle ...

Hidden RNA signals in sperm reveal an "aging cliff" that could impact offspring health.

Have you ever wondered what life is all about? It is a fascinating and awesome endeavour to look a little deeper on how life ...

Food can be wildly different depending on where you are in the world. What seems unusual or even unappetizing to some is ...

Researchers identified ExHOS, a dynamic nanomachine controlling constitutive exocytosis. Using advanced microscopy and AI, ...

Dr. Federico Agnolín knelt in the dusty earth near Rio Negro, Argentina, his pulse quickening at the sight of an intact egg ...

Scientists uncover the tiny machine that delivers essential molecular packages to the cell surface, a fundamental activity for maintaining healthy cells.

Precision Planting brand revealed new products for both planting and spraying at the PTx Winter Conference at the company’s headquarters in Tremont.

1. Millie says the sunflower seed is asleep. What does she say wakes the seed up? Seeds have a hard coat, or shell, and when ...