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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

The fruit of the Purple Rain pepper displaying the plant’s characteristic variegated leaf pigmentation. (Photo by Margaret Pooler).
ARS researchers in Beltsville, MD, have made an exciting development – they have propagated a “prince” of an ornamental pepper, called Purple Rain.
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An orchard with sensors to measure crop irrigation.
ARS researchers are employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help wine grape growers enhance the quality of their grapes.
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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

 

 

 

 

Hot Topics

 
Common house fly, Musca domestica. (Photo by Stephen Ausmus, ARS)
Animal Health

ARS researchers are studying new tools for managing pesky house fly populations.

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After a day of soil harvesting for analysis from biochar treated plots and control plots (with no biochar), from left are ARS Researchers Dr. Evan Terrell, Jean Beacorn, and former ARS Research Chemist Dr. Isabel Lima. (Photo by Srinivas Pinnamaneni).
Crops

ARS researchers in New Orleans, LA, have found a new way to enrich soils and boost cotton yields – with sugar.

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Food Safety

ARS researchers developed an antibody against the most lethal variant of the Shiga toxin, called Stx2.

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A surface water irrigation reservoir in the Arkansas Delta area. (Photo by Michele Reba, ARS)
Protecting Our Resources

Using surface water irrigation can help Arkansas farmers maximize their profits while also providing groundwater recovery and long-term availability for groundwater in the region.

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Some of the many specialty crops available to Americans at supermarkets. (USDA photo by Peggy Greb)
Human Nutrition

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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