Terraced rice paddies, masterpieces of ancient engineering, have existed in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere for as long as two millennia. You don't have to be an expert to know that the ...

readying the paddy for another season. The role rice plays in national culture varies dramatically depending on where you are. Most Americans, for example, view rice as just another commodity ...

The higher arsenic levels are likely due to climate-related changes in soil chemistry that favor arsenic that can more easily ...

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new ...

The rice paddy itself requires a large part of that maintenance. It is flooded with water that must be kept at a constant level, just below the height that would keep rice seedlings from growing ...

His team is working closely with another group funded by the project, who are characterizing microbial communities in rice paddy soils in the Niigata region using next-generation DNA sequencing ...