Seed oil components of an ornamental flower could provide a direct pathway for designing a new class of environmentally friendly lubricants.

According to a new study, the region’s wetlands are inhabited by 3,615 tree species—three times more than previously estimated.

British Columbia is on fire. In this Canadian province 56 wildfires "of note" are active and continuing to blow smoke into the skies overhead.

Finding underscores potential impact of soil management on future greenhouse-gas levels

Fishing bans don’t have to hurt fishing communities, according to a new study led by Stanford researchers.

A major new study involving researchers from the University of York has measured a global shift towards more sustainable agricultural systems that provide environmental improvements at the same time as increases in food production.

It may seem off-putting to some, but human waste is full of nutrients that can be recycled into valuable products that could promote agricultural sustainability and better economic independence for some developing countries.

A new research study published in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management tackles those questions and provides insights that can benefit land managers.

Indian agriculture officials have launched an awareness campaign among farmers about the fall armyworm moth and its management following the confirmation late last month that the voracious maize-eating pest has reached India.

A University of Saskatchewan (U of S)-led research team has played a key role in an international discovery that will have an impact on the food security of millions of people around the world—the sequencing of the billion-piece jigsaw puzzle that is the bread wheat genome.