Thinning of forests, generally undertaken to reduce dangers from wildfire and restore the forest to a more natural state, ...

A GROWING push to modernize agriculture is transforming how the Philippines tills its land. Mechanization, seen by the government as the solution to low productivity and labor shortages, is embraced ...

To achieve the European Green Deal's goal of 25% organic agriculture by 2030, researchers argue that new genomic techniques ...

The work, which exploits a natural process where plant cells die on purpose to help the host plant stay healthy, is expected ...

The US issued a ban on Xinjiang cotton imports in 2020. It was extended to a region-wide prohibition the following year, ...

Cannabis has been a globally important crop for millennia. While best known today as marijuana for its psychoactive ...

Cannabis has been a globally important crop for millennia. While best known today as marijuana for its psychoactive ...

Uganda Journalism Awards 2025 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & ACME MEDIA  | The Independent’s Ian Katusiime has bagged the Political Reporting award at the 11th edition of the Uganda National ...

On Wednesday, the federal government adopted a draft negotiating mandate on trade and economic issues with the US.

Algae oil has become a popular source of healthy fats. Many people cook with it because of its high smoke point. Learn if you ...

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, has invited applications for admission to the PhD programme, starting in August 2025, in various domains of disease biology, ...

Congress has not been able to reauthorize environmental statutes for years, with some (most) needing significant attention. EPA relies on 1990 Clean Air Act amendments to sort out air pollution issues ...