In a major step toward enhancing food security and exploring the potential to bring rice farming back to Hawaiʻi, an ...

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Securing sustainable food supplies is a key challenge for long-term human exploration and potential habitation of the moon.

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Sokujo sake brewing is the modern starter method using added lactic acid. Learn how it works, its history, and flavor.

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Given this situation, Satake is focusing on promoting automation, labor-saving, and the conversion of tacit knowledge into ...

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare earth production facility in Fukui Prefecture, aiming to expand domestic smelting capacity and reduce Japan's reliance on China for materials critical to ...

KASHIWAZAKI – Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big ...

Tricky weather, lengthy dry spells threaten rice output Some farmers skip planting because of heat They fear crops may not survive until harvest Ministry urges shorter land preparation time between ...

Wendy Clapp shows off a budding Pacific ninebark in her backyard in Tacoma, Wash. Clapp started planting native species around her yard using the Miyawaki method of planting in October 2024. NPR is ...