N2O, a greenhouse gas with 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide, persists for over a century in the Earth’s atmosphere and is known to cause significant damage to the Earth’s ozone layer

An extraordinary egg hunt

In a recent study, researchers developed a new way to create some of the world’s thinnest wires, using a process that could enable mass manufacturing with standard types of equipment

Lettuce is a member of the huge Compositae family, which includes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the plant world

Researchers show empirically that when population pressure increases, food is imported

While recreational drug abuse led to bans on psychedelics in the 1970s, new research indicates Hoffman was onto something in his search for medicines that led to LSD

American and European researchers publish study in Nature Medicine reporting a new, single treatment option for cystic fibrosis patients

For the last decade, zoologists have been battling over the question, “What was the oldest branch of the animal family tree?

Scientists have developed a new system to convert methane into a deep green, energy-rich, gelatin-like substance that can be used as the basis for biofuels and other bioproducts, specialty chemicals—and even feed for cows

The fact that consumers purchase produce to satisfy their senses—not necessarily for its nutrients—should prove particularly important for growers and grocers to understand