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Lowell Gentry stands before photos of people standing in golden brown crop fields and in a greenhouse
Illinois News Bureau | March 13, 2025

‘Sustainable intensification’ on the farm reduces soil nitrate losses, maintains crop yields

A stand of corn plants with tassels
Lauren Quinn | March 5, 2025

Studies reveal key genes for corn architecture, identifying future breeding targets

Mohammed Kamruzzaman (left) and Dong Hoon Lee
Marianne Stein | February 27, 2025

Illinois researchers develop next-generation organic nanozymes and point-of-use system for food and agricultural uses

A person wearing a headlamp and face mask peers closely at a small brown bat held in a gloved hand in the foreground.
Lauren Quinn | February 26, 2025

Genomic tools provide clearer view of health for endangered bats

In the foreground, a photo of a plant with white splotches on its leaves. In the background is a green-on-green image of DNA helices.
Lauren Quinn | February 25, 2025

In the weeds: Amaranth genomes reveal secrets of success

A young man and a young woman embracing on the University of Illinois quad
Illinois News Bureau | February 12, 2025

Dating is not broken, but the trajectories of relationships have changed

A pomelo fruit cut in half
Marianne Stein | February 11, 2025

Waste to wealth: Pomelo peel can be used for electricity generation and sensing devices

A landscape showing wildflowers in a field, along with rows of young trees encircled by black mesh sleeves. A cloudy sky is in the background.
Lauren Quinn | February 6, 2025

New agroforestry maps plot environmental, social, and economic benefits of trees

Young soybean plant in a field
Megan Allen | February 5, 2025

Timing matters: Early planting benefits soybean in unfertilized, low-fertility fields

An aerial photo showing several rectangular corn fields with crops appearing in various shades of green and brown. A cluster of buildings can be seen in the distance.
Lauren Quinn | January 16, 2025

Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production

Grey bird flying with wings outstretched against blue sky
Lauren Quinn | January 14, 2025

Songbirds socialize on the wing during migration, new study says

Angela Kent headshot
Lauren Quinn | January 14, 2025

ACES research team to receive $5M to reduce synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in corn production