Soybeans may lose 13 percent of their productivity grappling with changes in light.

Stephen Long has been invested as the Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair Professor of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences.

This fall, RIPE Postdoctoral Researcher Amanda Cavanagh taught two fifth grade classes about the project's breakthrough work to improve crop

A new study identified opportunities to increase the yields of the staple root crop cassava. This work was showcased at 2019 Goalkeepers.

Algae evolved a specialized mechanism to photosynthesize much more efficiently than plants. Scientists report a long-time unexplained step.

A new computer model incorporates how microscopic pores on leaves may open in response to light.

Learn how WEST is developing bioenergy crops that require less water to produce bioenergy biomass at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.

Today researchers announce a new opportunity for crops to cheaply manufacture valuable proteins for the health and industrial industries.

A University of Illinois team has demonstrated that a new technique can improve the predictive power of a recent study by 15 percent.

A team is using advanced tools to develop crops that give farmers more options for sustainably producing more food on less land.

Scientists identified plants with exceptional photosynthetic performance in chilling temperatures that outstrip the industry favorite.

Hotter temperatures may offset the negative effects of higher carbon dioxide levels on seed quality, according to a new two-year study.

The RIPE project has engineered a shortcut for photorespiration—an energy-expensive process—and increased crop productivity by 40 percent.

Robots developed to increase bioenergy crop yields will be showcased at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Denver.

The TERRA-MEPP robot was recognized by the best systems paper award at Robotics: Science and Systems.

RIPE has increased crop production 27 to 47 percent by speeding up a process called photorespiration.

New University of Illinois research has found that forest elephant populations across Central Africa are genetically quite similar.

In a new study, researchers urge conservationists to translocate two island groups of the smallest rhinoceros species to save it.

The WEST project will showcase new advances that dramatically reduce water requirements for crops at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit.

A new lightweight, low-cost agricultural robot could transform data collection and field scouting.