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Rice water, a staple in many cultures, is gaining popularity for its surprising benefits beyond the kitchen. From natural exfoliants and hair treatmen ...

A small team of horticulturists in China and the U.S. has found that spraying rice plants with a zinc oxide nanoparticle solution helps them better handle the stress of a heat wave. In their study, ...

Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources ...

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Officials say the level of water in the province’s four major dams has dropped by more than half and the water will now have ...

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Svalbard is often described as a remote, frozen wasteland. For conspiracy theorists, early visits to the Global Seed Vault by billionaires such as Bill Gates and George Soros, and representatives from ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

'Peat bogs are one of the biggest carbon sinks on the planet. When we harvest the peat from these bogs, we are diminishing an ...

White rice is a staple in many traditional types of cuisine and has been for many centuries — so it’s not without its benefits. Antinutrients are plant compounds that may reduce your body’s ...

RICE import arrivals as of October 24 have surpassed actual shipments for the whole of 2023, according to government data. Figures from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed that rice arrivals ...