Yams are a staple part of the Nigerian diet, with Nigeria accounting for around 70% of world yam production, but at current rates of consumption demand is beginning to outstrip supply

New findings reinforce recent research that suggests cultures with plant-based diets tend to have lower colon cancer rates than cultures with meat-based diets

Five-year study examined diet, weight of 373,000 Europeans across 10 countries

Laser's collimated light beam with high energy meant that researchers could measure through the entire barley grain at the information-rich wavelengths

Updated testers are ideal for all professionals in the lab or out in the field who need to test water quality

Not all cover crops are equally effective against Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, and other Amaranthus spp.weeds

A research team recently studied the use of intercropping—growing more than one crop per season—on hilly land

A Virginia Tech research team has discovered that the olive-derived compound oleuropein helps the body secrete more insulin, a central signaling molecule in the body that controls metabolism

New sensor better than “best before” label

We all know at least one wine snob who goes through all sorts of rituals that they swear will bring out the best flavor

The findings are drawn from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population-based cohort study which recruited more than 63,000 middle-aged and elderly Chinese in Singapore from 1993 to 1998

New technology allows researchers to identify selectively and without false positives any type of horse meat