Idaho sits on a geological bullseye, with some of the highest concentrations of radon in the nation. Yet there are no state rules, laws or regulations requiring radon testing or mitigation in private ...

Farmers’ number one asset is land. Whether they’re growing crops or raising livestock – or both, farmers use practices that ...

A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

In a new study, researchers used more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at which introduced species are spreading has increased ...

For the first time in cricket history, Zimbabwe’s women’s national team has touched down on American soil for a multi-format bilateral series, a milestone momen ...

Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers to crops to boost yields, feeding more people and livestock. But when there's more ...

Annual cicadas are seen, and heard, every summer in North Carolina. They are large, usually black, green and brown in color ...

Brood XIV is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years. This year they'll be in states such as Maryland and Tennessee.

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

Carolina Brandani, Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil scientist, is committed to connecting soil conservation with agricultural practices ...

On the livestock side, similarly advanced technology allows dairy farmers to automate much of the process for milking their cows on a regular basis without much human intervention in what are known as ...

"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...