OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A healthy global food supply requires healthy soil, which requires fertilizer to replace and or enhance the nutrients found in the soil. Many farmers use synthetic fertilizers, which are produced from petroleum and fossil fuels. Synthetic fertilizers have been historically cheap, but events in recent years have driven the price up  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Scientists have presented a new way to detect permanent distortions in the fabric of space-time predicted to be caused by certain supernovae explosions. The proposed strategy could allow researchers to study these deformations or "scars" in space-time within the Milky Way galaxy using a network of existing gravitational wave detectors, including the U.S. National Science Foundation Laser Interferom  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA APHIS Shares Fifteen New States Joining the NMTS and Critical Updates on HPAI Vaccines Across Species Jan. 08, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that 15 additional states have enrolled in the National Milk Testing Strategy, bringing the total number of states to 28 in roughly one month since the program launched. The  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees. Jan. 8, 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on sev  more