Modern irrigation systems have taken over old-world practices in many areas, but in Colorado's San Luis Valley, the tradition ...

This finding contradicts previous theories that dismissed the possibility of intensive monoculture agriculture in the region. A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated ...

An international group of scholars has recently discovered and proved that one civilization in the Amazon successfully developed an advanced agricultural system that allowed them to plant maize ...

The findings contradict previous theories that dismissed the possibility of intensive monoculture agriculture in the Amazon region. Until now, it was thought that agriculture in the Amazon was ...

The data show the absence of other crops, underscoring the importance of maize monoculture, Lombardo notes. Until now, it was believed that pre-Columbian agriculture in the Amazon was based ...

To understand how we got here, it helps to look at an apparently unrelated industry: agriculture. Think of a farm. You likely envision a vast field planted with endless rows of the same crop: barley, ...

Monoculture has drawbacks—not just in agriculture but also in IT. Monoculture is often the default when choice isn't possible. However, ecosystem diversity is vital in fostering innovation ...

Observing World Environment Day, Tikender Singh Panwar reflects on the worsening environmental crises over the past decade.

This finding contradicts previous theories that dismissed the possibility of intensive monoculture agriculture in the region. The study, published today in the journal Nature, describes how the ...