Agriculture

Scientists decode genome of corn, third plant to have genome sequenced.

A new exhibit features all aspects of water, calls for conservation.

Another hot record is broken.

Irrigation cools agricultural areas, though not for long.

Organic agriculture could work better than conventional farming methods.

People enjoyed pepper-laden fare 1,500 years ago in southern Mexico.

Climate changes could spark wars over food and water.

New biodegradable plastics and alternative fuels may come from the chicken coop.

Tomatoes irrigated with diluted seawater grow with significantly higher levels of healthy antioxidant compounds, new research shows.

Designs shown for a vault for seeds that will be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole.

In the next five years, dozens of food and agriculture products could emerge based on nanotechnology. Little is known about potential health threats, however.

Heat could kill some of the premium growing regions, a new study predicts.

With the advent of agriculture, women had more time to procreate and there was more food to feed the boom.

The oldest canals ever found in the New World suggest Peruvians used same tricks as Egyptians.