Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims undertake the Hajj—the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2024, the pilgrimage took ...

Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific ...

Lethal heat combined with humidity proved deadly. A new research by The Conversation shows the upper limits of human heat ...

Animals and humans develop a certain tolerance to prolonged heat: the body adjusts to release heat instead of generating it, ...

By facilitating the reproduction of numerous plants, flies help maintain biodiversity and provide resources for countless ...

Although the results showed promise, the improvement in heat tolerance was modest compared to the marine heat waves that are expected in the future. The study emphasizes the urgent need to take ...

USDA–Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists as well as private breeders across the Cotton Belt are developing cotton lines that have higher levels of tolerance to heat stress.

This release signals another milestone achievement for Olam Agri’s“Seed for the Future (SFTF) ”flagship project that was ...

In a rapidly warming planet, climate-resistant varieties of potatoes in India and US hold great promise for the future, say ...