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The three staple crops dominating modern diets—corn, rice and wheat—are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held ...

As greenhouse gases go, nitrous oxide (N2O) is a doozy. With a global warming potential 273 times that of carbon dioxide, ...

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Imagine working during a heat wave, standing over a boiling hot stove in a busy restaurant with no air conditioning, limited ...

A group of crop systems analysts at Wageningen University and Research, in the Netherlands, has found evidence that ...

The future of a space-faring civilization will depend on the ability to move both cargo and humans efficiently and rapidly.

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Proximity is key for many quantum phenomena, as interactions between atoms are stronger when the particles are close. In many ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both ...