In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing in an unfamiliar way. Stems weakened, plants collapsed, and fields that had ...

Rust resistance Researchers have identified two genes in ancient varieties of wheat that could combat a disease threatening one of the world's major food crops. Since 1999, a fungal rust known as Ug99 ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out an optical illusion with Magna-Tiles in May 10's edition of Science Sunday. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the impact of UV light on bananas in May ...

A scientist helps save Crater Lake’s whitebark pine trees from an invasive fungus. In 2002, “Oregon Field Guide” told the story of how an invasive fungus called blister rust was killing Crater Lake's ...