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URBANA, Ill. – Urban agriculture is booming, but there's often a hidden danger lurking in city soils: lead. A recent University of Illinois study showed

Urban agriculture is booming, but there's often a hidden danger lurking in city soils: lead. A recent University of Illinois study showed universally elevated lead levels in soils across Chicago, an urban ag hotspot.

China Focus: Chinese scientists find gene boosting grain yield-

Chinese scientists have found a gene in crops such as rice and wheat, which can improve the efficiency of photosynthesis and nitrogen utilization and significantly boost grain yield.

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have found a gene in crops such as rice and wheat, which can improve the efficiency of photosynthesis and nitrog

Researchers aim to develop peanuts with high oil content that could be used as feedstock for lower-carbon fuel production.

The biggest threat to biodiversity is urbanization. However, little is known by scientists about how urbanization impacts ecosystem services and biodiversity in tropical parts of the Global South.

A key laboratory for gene editing innovation at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was unveiled in Sanya, Hainan province, on Thursday and will become another contributor to the Nanfan breeding base dubbed China's Silicon Valley of agriculture.

Agriculture can become more climate change friendly, but the lack of information and resources for farmers is hurting that transition.

With the rising cost of nitrogen fertilizer and impacts on air and water quality, researchers want to help farmers make more informed decisions.