The innovative use of aeroponics may usher in a new era of science for cassava genetic improvement and sustainable intensification

Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals

Fossilized seashells show signs of global warming, ocean acidification leading up to asteroid impact

Test under Monterey Bay shows undersea fiber-optic cables can detect quakes, fault systems

While the dramatic loss in production is a major cause for concern, the scientists are hopeful that this research will help producers find potential solutions for feeding the world

Previously, the oldest complete ice core provided data back to 800,000 years

Research findings show for the first time that the unique structures on Martian landslides could have formed at high speeds of up to 360 kilometres per hour due to underlying layers of unstable, fragmented rocks

Methane is one of the most aggressive climate-warming greenhouse gases, while being also an important energy resource

High-salinity land now unable to sustain plant life could once again be used

Scientists have long suspected that an area of the Earth's mantle, somewhere between the crust and the core, contains a vast reservoir of rock, comparatively undisturbed since the planet's formation