Running may have made dinosaurs' wings flap before they evolved to fly

Caudipteryx robot for testing passive flapping flight.

Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the ground, according to new research by Jing-Shan Zhao of Tsinghua University, Beijing, and his colleagues.

Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old bundle in the Andes

Today's hipster creatives and entrepreneurs are hardly the first generation to partake of ayahuasca, according to archaeologists who have discovered traces of the powerfully hallucinogenic potion in a 1,000-year-old leather bundle buried in a cave in the Bolivian Andes.

President Buhari reappoints Ojo as Dg NASC.

President Muhammadu Buhari 

President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointment of Dr. Olusegun Philip Ojo for the second time as the director general, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC).

Produce export: Farmers lack information says Agric Minister

Farmers in Nigeria have been described as not having enough information about the standard requirement of agricultural produce to the point of giving maximum premium price both locally and international.

New three-foot-tall relative of Tyrannosaurus rex

A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex -- much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinosaur made famous in countless books and films, including, yes, "Jurassic Park" -- has been discovered and named by a Virginia Tech paleontologist and an international team of scientists.

IAR Releases 17 Climate Resilient and High Yielding Crops Varieties II

Prof Ibrahim Garba, VC ABU Zaria

Food security situation analysis presented in the first part of this article indicates the most worrisome scenario in the nation effort to achieve sustainable production of sufficient food to all. Sufficing that all hands must be on deck for Nigeria to produce adequate food to feed its citizenry and achieve food security.

Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that microorganisms are breathing arsenic in a large area of the Pacific Ocean. A University of Washington team has discovered that an ancient survival strategy is still being used in low-oxygen parts of the marine environment.

Tomato, tomat-oh! -- understanding evolution to reduce pesticide use

Dan Lybrand and Bryan Leong, MSU graduate students and study co-authors, examine glandular trichomes on the Solanaceae plant's leaf surface.

Although pesticides are a standard part of crop production, Michigan State University researchers believe pesticide use could be reduced by taking cues from wild plants.

New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom

Scorpion.

A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial. The imaging system enables neurosurgeons to better see malignant growths that often are difficult to fully eliminate.

Oldest known trees in eastern North America documented

A recently documented stand of bald cypress trees in North Carolina, including one tree at least 2,624 years old, are the oldest known living trees in eastern North America and the oldest known wetland tree species in the world.