32+ min ago   (96+ words) Rice paddies are among the most productive agricultural ecosystems on Earth, feeding billions of people across Asia and beyond. Yet beneath the flooded fields lies a complex microbial world whose balance determines whether the soil stays fertile or degrades over…...

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57+ min ago   (56+ words) Scientists probing why people with Parkinson’s disease so often suffer fragile, fracture-prone bones have uncovered new molecular evidence that the two conditions may be linked by a shared signaling network spanning the brain and the skeleton. A new preclinical study,…...

57+ min ago   (548+ words) On Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, the cashew tree has long been more than a crop; it is a livelihood anchor for tens of thousands of rural households. Yet the nut that once sustained Kilifi County’s farm economy is in trouble....

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1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (55+ words) Online shoppers scrolling through a popular product on a major e-commerce platform may face thousands of customer reviews, each expressing a slightly different opinion about quality, price, delivery, durability, or customer service. Reading them all is impossible, and the automated…...