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Welcome to Scientific Discoveries

Scientific Discoveries features the latest research and innovation in agricultural science. The accomplishments on this site showcase ARS’s dedicated scientists finding groundbreaking and timely solutions to our country’s biggest agricultural challenges. From the farmer's field to the consumer's table, ARS is working hard to help farmers, ranchers, and suppliers provide our great nation with safe, abundant, and high-quality food and agricultural products. 

This is a remarkable time for agricultural research, with new innovations and advanced scientific tools that are helping to solve agriculture’s biggest and most urgent challenges facing our farmers, growers, ranchers, and industry members.

Dive into Scientific Discoveries, and learn about the latest innovations in agricultural research.

 

 

 

 

 

Latest Research Updates

Some of the many specialty crops available to Americans at supermarkets. (USDA photo by Peggy Greb)
Researchers in Boston, MA, found that adults who eat a diet high in fruit can potentially reduce their risk of dementia.
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ARS researchers are helping corn growers save their crops through artificial intelligence (AI).
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Featured Video: Food for Thought - The Relationship Between Diet And Executive Brain Function

 

 

Research that Matters to You

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Improving

Our Nation's Livestock                       
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Supporting

   Our Nation's Health                            
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Protecting

    Our Nation's Crops               
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Restoring

Our Nation's Natural Resources
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Discovering

Scientific Discoveries Abroad

 

 

 

 

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Animal Health

ARS-funded scientists developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-aided computer vision system for real-time monitoring of fish in recirculating aquaculture systems.

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An ARS technician collects a sample from a gas-flux chamber in a corn field near for nitrous oxide (N20) analysis to determine the rate of emission from the soil. (Photo by Rod Venterea)
Crops

A team from ARS and the University of Minnesota tested soil additives containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in a 3-year field study.

 

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Food Safety

ARS researchers found that two disinfectants (chlorine and peracetic acid) could reduce, but not eliminate, Salmonella on papayas.

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Protecting Our Resources

To support efficient water management, ARS researchers developed an open-source model, pyfao56, for precise crop water management. 

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Human Nutrition

ARS scientists have identified a tomato gene that’s responsible for the softening process in the fruit as it matures, and found a way to inhibit the gene, keeping tomatoes firmer, longer.

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