U.S. Judge considers making GM alfalfa ban permanent - Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) alfalfa has been under scrutiny as there is some suggestion that the pollen from these plants may spread and contaminate unmodified alfalfa. Although there is currently a ban on growing the genetically modified...

NASA expects to find non-green plants: NASA scientists have developed a method for predicting the color of plants on other planets by measuring light wavelengths emitted by the stars the planets orbit. Satellite images aid implementation of agricultural reform: Satellite images are being used to identify...

Earliest evidence of maize farming in Mexico - A report to published in PNAS reveals that maize domestication began in Mexico more than 1200 years earlier than previously believed. The findings, based on microfossil evidence, also suggest that farming began in the lowlands of Mexico, not in the semi-arid...

The arctic tree invasion - Spruce trees are popping up in the tundra, a region that by definition is too cold to support trees. Global warming is the likely culprit, extending the tree line to the north. While the appearance of trees is normally beneficial, in this case the tree invasion is putting ecological...