BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 8 -- Agriculture, a scientific open access journal on the science of cultivating the soil, growing, harvesting crops and raising livestock, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Article: * Exploring the Preferences of Consumers' Organic Products in Aspects of Sustainable Consumption: The Case of the Polish Consumer * Diets, Food Choices and Environmental Impacts across an Urban-Rural Interface in Northern Vietnam *  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 4 -- BMJ Publishing Group issued the following news release about "The BMJ" journal: High intake of highly processed (refined) grains is associated with higher risk of heart disease and death than whole (unrefined) grains, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Cereal grains, such as oats, rice, barley and wheat make up around 50% of daily caloric intake across the world and up to 70% in low and middle income countries, particularly in Africa and South Asia. Whole gra  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Feb. 6 (TNSRes) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Forty-nine million years ago, a small aquatic fern called Azolla took control of Earth's climate. At the time, the landlocked Arctic Ocean developed a surface layer of freshwater, which allowed the ferns to grow unchecked in a wide-open environment. Over time, billions of tons of the plants died and sank to the bottom of the ocean, taking with them the carbon they had sucked from the ai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell named U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. Following a phone call with Republican Leader McConnell, Senator Marshall issued this statement: "Having grown up in agriculture and now with the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my good friend and mentor Pat Roberts, I could not be more  more