2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1018+ words) Large pig farms release ammonia into the air as animal waste breaks down. Much of that gas drifts away from the barns and settles onto nearby land, where it can alter the chemistry of surrounding soils. Now researchers have found…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1145+ words) If you picture a juvenile blue crab's biggest problem as avoiding hungry fish, a new study suggests you're missing the real threat. In the mid-salinity parts of Chesapeake Bay " where many young crabs gather as they grow " the main predator…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (653+ words) Most of us grew up hearing that junk food leads directly to weight gain. Eat your vegetables, skip the sweets, and don't supersize it. The message seemed simple: unhealthy food in, extra pounds out. But new research suggests the story…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1059+ words) Oysters sit quietly on the ocean floor, filtering water and building thick shells that protect them from predators and rough conditions. Those shells are not just simple coverings. They are carefully built structures made mostly of calcium carbonate, a mineral…...

2+ day, 54+ min ago  (823+ words) Scientists have identified a newly described African mushroom as the closest known wild relative of the world's most widely cultivated magic mushroom, Psilocybe cubensis. That discovery pushes their shared ancestry back about 1.5 million years and challenges the long-standing idea that…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (907+ words) Tea ranks as one of the most popular drinks on the planet. Billions of people brew it daily without thinking twice about what else might end up in their mug. When making tea, most of us focus on steeping time,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (802+ words) Garlic-derived sulfur compounds have extended life in male mice while also preserving strength, movement, memory, and glucose control as those mice aged. The finding points to a biological pathway already present in ordinary foods that can influence how the body…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (835+ words) Cocoa farming in Colombia may not disappear as the climate changes " but it may move. A new study suggests that by 2050, nearly 20 percent of land currently suitable for cocoa could lose the climate conditions the crop needs, mostly in hotter…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (817+ words) What people ate thousands of years ago can sometimes be traced in the most unlikely place " the burnt food stuck to ancient cooking pots. A new study shows that Stone Age meals often blended fish with berries, seeds, and other…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (981+ words) Future missions to the Moon will require more than rockets and habitats. Astronauts will also need reliable ways to grow food in an environment where natural soil does not exist. New research suggests that goal may be closer than expected....