Dig up a handful of soil, and it is packed with billions of viruses. These tiny invaders infect bacteria and fungi living underground, quietly influencing how carbon and nutrients move through the soil. But there is a problem. Scientists do not fully agree on the best way to find these …
A tree may never wave at you or cry out in pain, yet it is far from silent. Every leaf, root, and flower is busy collecting information from the world around it. A plant is like a living weather station, a chemical factory, and a communication network, all rolled into …
For generations, farmers have looked at crops with their eyes. A greener leaf, a taller plant, or a bigger ear of maize often meant a better harvest. But nature has always been writing a secret story beneath the leaves, one invisible to the human eye. Inside every plant, thousands of …
A conflict thousands of kilometres away in the Middle East can determine whether an Indian farmer gets fertilizer on time. The recent Iran crisis has once again highlighted how deeply India’s agriculture depends on global energy and fertilizer supply chains. While India is one of the world’s largest fertilizer producers, …
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