Tellus Articles

ARS researchers are exploring ways to make battered catfish that’s tasty, crispy, and more appealing.

ARS scientists play an essential role in bringing products to your grocery store shelves. 

ARS study reveals vitamin E can be successfully added to frying oil and fried foods, like tortilla chips.

Scientists with the USDA are studying ways to keep honeybees stress-free and healthy.

ARS scientists have a new job for lactic acid bacteria: turning sucrose into a sugar called isomelezitose.

Two scientists are honored for outstanding scientific achievements in animal health and remote sensing.

BARD provides ARS scientists opportunities for collaborative research with an Israeli counterpart.

The seeds of a purple-flowered annual known as cuphea could be the source of another insect repellent.

U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research And Development Fund

In ARS laboratory studies essential oils in Italian honeysuckle killed 100 percent of mosquito larvae.  

Images from the ARS Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit have scientific photography awards.

ARS scientists have developed new methods to test beef for the presence of harmful pathogens.

USDA researchers have developed a low-glycemic sweetener, a benefit for diabetics and crop farmers.

It is a question anyone who has ever eaten or cooked an egg might want to ask: How should we store them?

Q & A About Storing Eggs Safely

A test kit developed by ARS can help protect food from mycotoxins.

Three Scientists Are Being Honored For Their Achievements In Pioneering And Impactful Research.

ARS honors top researchers for their scientific contributions and achievements. 

An ARS entomologist is focused on finding natural ways to control stink bugs.

The emerald ash borer is destroying ash trees, which are used to make baseball bats. 

A massive collection of scientific cultures is part of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

The ARS Culture Collection safeguards important microbial resources from around the world.

ARS scientists developed a nonwoven cotton gauze that quickly stanches bleeding and promotes healing.
 

Growing companion plants with crops creates a “push-pull” effect on pests.

ARS researchers play a role in enhancing the quality of the hops and barley needed to produce beer.

Each year, ARS researchers evaluate about 6,000 samples of malting barley.

ARS scientists are using drones to sample irrigation ponds for E. coli. 

There’s surprising news about a pest that’s the main culprit in global honey bee colony losses.

The spotted lanternfly, first sighted in Pennsylvania, is an invasive pest to the United States.

Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Administrator of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, introduces a new platform, Tellus, for sharing ARS success stories and more.

A 1925 film of USDA plant explorers David Fairchild and Palemon Dorsett's collecting trip has been found.

Clip taken from the 1925 silent film “Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java.”

ARS continues to deliver scientific solutions to national and global agricultural challenges.

ARS research shows tree nuts provide fewer calories than shown on labels.

For groundbreaking work on addressing feeding the world in the face of global climate change.