Yuan Longping Developed The Rice That Fed Millions
Yuan Longping, born today in 1930, was known as the Father of Hybrid Rice, and his work saved countless people from famine and starvation. Here's more of his story.
A Little Electricity Might Help Heal Our Wounds
Welcome to the world of electroceuticals! That's the word for treatments that involve electricity, and a new study finds steady current applied to wounds can actually get healing agents to the site more quickly.
Getting All Our Robot Ducks In A Row
In Japan, there's a little white robot swimming through rice fields, imitating a duck! It's actually helping to grow the rice by aerating the water and stopping weeds from growing.
Basmati and baby
He kept sliding toward his right. So we picked up some basmati rice for balance (and flavor!)