Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and pests. With an average 90% success rate in detecting a pest or a disease, the tool can help farmers avoid millions of dollars in losses.

A new study published in Science shows that farmers in northern India could increase their profits if they stop burning their rice straw and adopt no-till practices to grow wheat. Alternative farming practices could also cut farmers' greenhouse gas emissions from on-farm activities by as much as 78% and help lower air pollution in cities like New Delhi.

The results of a clinical trial published in the journal Appetite show that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can reduce or increase appetite, depending on the patient's genetic profile.

A new study, undertaken by a team of scientists from BIOS, the Bermuda Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the University of Rhode Island, used DNA markers to characterize the genetic diversity of Bermuda's baitfish populations. The island's baitfish were shown to exist in highly mixed populations of up to six different species indicating that individual fish from multiple locations around the island contribute to a single gene pool.

A system created in Brazil using cheap, biodegradable materials permits controlled release of larvicide and can be used in small amounts of water.

Say you're a scientist who studies the origins and history of food, and you want to communicate to the world your findings that the all-American hamburger -- including the side of fries -- doesn't contain a single ingredient that originally came from the United States. You could publish an article in a top-notch journal, ask a communications officer to write a press release about the paper, or take to Twitter and tell your hundreds of devoted followers.