Emily Matchar

3 weeks ago | m.farms.com | Emily Matchar

By Emily MatcharFarmers have been improving the genetics of their animals for thousands of years through selective breeding. Wild boars were bred until they lost their tusks and gained fattier meat. Breeding cattle were chosen for favorable traits like muscularity or high milk production. At the same time, advances in genomics and biotechnology have allowed scientists to make precise changes to animal DNA, creating genetic modifications that can be inherited.

3 weeks ago | beefmagazine.com | Emily Matchar

By Emily MatcharFarmers have been improving the genetics of their animals for thousands of years through selective breeding: Wild boars were bred until they lost their tusks and gained fattier meat. Breeding cattle were chosen for favorable traits like muscularity or high milk production. At the same time, advances in genomics and biotechnology have allowed scientists to make precise changes to animal DNA, creating genetic modifications that can be inherited.

Jan 29, 2025 | hoosieragtoday.com | Emily Matchar

Imagine you’re a landowner with dozens or hundreds of mature hardwood trees — not a stretch, since the majority of forestland in the U.S. is privately owned. If you want to know the trees’ value, you’ll need to hire a professional forester. What if, before you start working with the forester, you could gain preliminary information about the trees’ value and other features with your phone?

Jan 27, 2025 | smithsonianmag.com | Emily Matchar

You won’t regret experiencing bioluminescence, swimming with sperm whales or witnessing the rush of a horizontal waterfall From glowing rivers to mysterious ringing rocks to a horizontal waterfall, the world is full of strange wonders. Make it your business to see one in 2025. Revel in the sense of awe that comes from being surrounded by thousands of puffins, swimming alongside a massive sperm whale or witnessing a calving glacier.

Jan 23, 2025 | treefrogcreative.ca | Emily Matchar |Russ Taylor |Russ Taylor Global |David Elstone

New iForester application puts tree knowledge in the public’s pockets By Emily Matchar Purdue University January 22, 2025 Category: Forestry Region: United States, US East Imagine you’re a landowner with dozens or hundreds of mature hardwood trees — not a stretch, since the majority of forestland in the U.S. is privately owned.