As the global population surpasses 8 billion, the challenge of producing sufficient food becomes increasingly pressing.

Wheat is the world’s most important grain. But it has high environmental costs due to the need to fertilize with nitrogen. 

Hydrilla verticillate (hydrilla), one of North America’s most invasive species, was found for the first time in Canada.

Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste.

The most comprehensive scientific review of the global nitrogen cycle has outlined 150 ‘win-win’ measures to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution while saving billions in costs across a range of industries.

In a recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, researchers tested whether modern high-yielding soybeans benefit from nitrogen fertilizer, with results suggesting additions are largely unnecessary.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are human-made chemicals that were introduced in the 1940s.

The food system is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet, making the reduction of emissions in this sector a priority for policymakers around the world. 

A Mississippi State biologist’s groundbreaking research in improving global nutrition and sustainability is featured this week in New Phytologist, a leading plant biology journal.

A Mississippi State biologist’s groundbreaking research in improving global nutrition and sustainability is featured this week in New Phytologist, a leading plant biology journal.