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While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

For decades, UC Davis stood tall among the world's giants in agricultural research. All that changed in a few short as the ...

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This week on the Local Food Report, a Korean Natural Farming teacher on the relationships that create healthy soil.

How the Arab-Israeli conflict was shipped to the West while casting the Jew as villain. An analysis and a response.

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

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The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry ...

An international team of agronomists is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps—information that ...