Researcher conducts first-ever global-scale evaluation of the role of soil minerals in carbon storage.

Biosolarization shows promise for conventional and organic farmers.

A research team has identified fungicide resistance in California from restoration sites due to exposure to the pesticides in plant nurseries.

Intense effort underway to find culprit behind rapid disease spread.

Scientists have found a way to boost crop growth by as much as 40 percent by fixing a glitch in the photosynthesis process, according to a new study published in the journal Science. With current techniques to improve yields largely optimized — including using more pesticides, fertilizers, and irrigation — the scientists argue that the new findings offer a breakthrough way for farmers to feed more people on less land.

A team of University of Alberta students are hoping to market a probiotic they created to help honeybees ward off a fungal infection that has wiped out entire hives.

If you’ve ever grown carrots in your garden and puzzled over never once seeing them flower, don’t blame your lack of a green thumb.

A new study examining 100 years of bumble bee records reveals that almost half of Vermont’s species, which are vital pollinators, have either vanished or are in serious decline.

Synthetic photorespiration shortcut boosts crop growth by 40 percent.

A new study examines how the switch to conservation tillage has impacted Acton Lake over the past decades.