Millions of years ago, one family of plants—the beets and their near and distant cousins—hit upon a brand new red pigment and discarded the red used by the rest of the plant world

Scientists from Singapore have mapped the complete genetic blueprint of durian, known in Asia as the 'king of fruits'

Rutgers scientists discover way to reduce animal feed and food production costs by increasing a key nutrient in corn

New system is the second generation of the world's most popular compact FTIR system for chemical analysis, applied markets, and industrial quality control

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have shown, for the first time, that reduced dietary potassium promotes elevated aortic stiffness in a mouse model, as compared with normal-potassium-fed mice

Among those molds were important food spoilage molds like Aspergillus and Penicillium, and even some notorious producers of mycotoxin

Benefits of green tea were already known; new UCLA study shows that polyphenols in both varieties alter gut bacteria

Soils keep plants healthy by providing plants with water, helpful minerals, and microbes, among other benefits. But what if the soil also contains toxic elements?

The research is the product of the partnership between the CNIC and Grupo Banco Santander and was published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology

When it comes to agriculture and plant breeding, choosing the most competitive plants doesn't necessarily lead to the best yield