But legumes, including beans, lentils, and peanuts, have a trick up their sleeve. They grow special root nodules that house friendly bacteria called rhizobia, which take nitrogen from the air and ...

A laryngologist explains the surprising causes of chronic throat clearing, including silent reflux, allergies and muscle ...

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Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

The science behind nitrogen-fixing root nodules and living mulches might not have been explicitly discussed, but it doesn’t matter. Native peoples practiced the tradition because it worked.

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When people clear their throats, it actually slams the vocal folds together, which over time can cause lesions, nodules ... the issue is determining the root cause. That typically starts with ...

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The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has recognized a new area of the Ocean’s northern seabed ...

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