A research team reports on a novel observation of a plant protection mechanism in response to salt stress. The study opens new avenues of research to strengthen food security.

According to the United Nations, soil salinization affects between 20% and 40% of arable land globally, with human activity ...

The dwindling availability of insecticide seed treatment and nematicides has paved the way for pest control using ...

The microscopic soybean cyst nematode (SCN) may be small, but it has a massive impact. This pest latches onto soybean roots, ...

You won’t see these eggs without a microscope, but they play a key role in transmitting the infection. Cats develop a ...

Brazilian world number 17 Beatriz Haddad Maia was forced to serve under-arm as cramps rendered her glued to the spot in a remarkable three-hour 22-minute epic on day one of the United Cup in Perth.

UCSF researchers call for action to limit exposure based on a comprehensive review. A review of 3,000 studies indicates that these microscopic plastic particles in the air could be contributing to ...

Exciting findings from CUNY researchers reveal a novel target in the fight against Alzheimer’s — harmful microglia activated by cellular stress. This could lead to therapies that reverse the damaging ...

Honey carries a variety of microorganisms that together create a microscopic ecosystem ... This fungus can harm both immunocompromised humans and bee larvae, emphasizing the shared health interests of ...

While the reaches of cancer are massive, the answer to more effective treatments may be hidden within a microscopic cell. Led by Texas A&M University graduate students Samere Zade of the ...

As we are discovering the complexity and fragility of healthy soil, the importance of protecting our soils becomes ever clearer Scientists are only beginning to properly recognise the complexity ...

The first depicts the sublimation of freshly formed iodine crystals under a microscope. The second shows the melting ... depicting a parasitized wireworm. The wireworm, a soil-dwelling beetle larva, ...