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Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
Phys.org· 7 hours agoIt was domesticated 10,000 years ago, on the southern margin of the Amazon basin in Brazil, and...
H5N1 bird flu was circulating in dairy cows for four months before it was detected, USDA scientists...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoBird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to...
Meghan McCain Says Potential VP Kristi Noem Killing a Puppy Is ‘Serial Killer’ Behavior
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe daughter of former GOP nominee John McCain took offense at the South Dakota governor's...
Baby Otter Saved By Wildlife Rescue After Mom Tragically Passes Away
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn this case, the mother otter had been killed, so there was no other choice. Secondly, you will...
Gene Seekers Discover Atypical Genes That Control Multiple Valuable Soybean Traits
FoodOnline· 4 days agoA team led by Purdue University soybean geneticist Jianxin Ma has developed a new biotechnological tool for the domestication of desirable traits from wild soybeans, such as resistance to leafhopper ...
Puppy-killing Kristi Noem may have brought us together
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 1 day agoI dated a guy in college who grew up on a farm in southern Illinois — El Paso, Illinois, to be...
Do you own chickens? Here's how to protect your flock from bird flu outbreaks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs officials continue to work on keeping bird flu at bay in commercial poultry flocks and cattle...
Book excerpt: "Table for Two" by Amor Towles
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe novelist behind the international bestseller "A Gentleman in Moscow" returns with an irresistible collection of short stories and a novella flavored...
Stories of resilience: Bees make a comeback, and how immigrants lift economies - CSMonitor.com
The Christian Science Monitor· 18 hours agoSince 2006, steep winter losses of worker bees have spurred scientists and the U.S. government to try to understand colony collapse disorder. Honeybees pollinate four-fifths of all flowering ...
A Guide to the Wide World of Hummus, According to Reem Kassis
Serious Eats via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe History of Hummus How did one legume—the chickpea—become such an essential part of Arab cuisine?...