New Oregon lab, seed certification bring standards to hemp

A unit of wheat is a called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is…

Scientists investigate climate and vegetation drivers of terrestrial carbon fluxes

A better understanding of terrestrial flux dynamics will come from elucidating the integrated effects of climate…

Researchers take two steps toward green fuel

An international collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) , Japan,…

No evidence for increased egg predation in the Arctic

Climate and ecosystems are changing, but predation on shorebird nests has changed little around the globe…

A new paradigm of material identification based on graph theory

Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) and National Materials Genome Project have been launched by American and Chinese…

Scientists report the first family of extracellular Rickettsia-like bacteria

Microbiologists of St Petersburg University, together with researchers from the University of Milan, the University of…

The art of money: New Paris museum puts economy centre stage

Do consumers make rational choices? It might not sound like the title of an art exhibit,…

Using prevalent technologies and 'Internet of Things' data for atmospheric science

The use of prevalent technologies and crowdsourced data may benefit weather forecasting and atmospheric research, according…

How Sweden went from 'least democratic' to welfare state

In a new study, Lund University economic historian Erik Bengtsson debunks the myth that Sweden was…

German railways to stop using glyphosate on tracks

German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn is to stop using glyphosate on its tracks and is…