The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high ...

Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases.

Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to change that. By applying nanoscale selenium directly to rice plants, ...

Selenium, a trace mineral found in various foods and nutritional supplements, may inhibit progression toward esophageal cancer among people with Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that ...

Selenium, element 34 on the periodic table, is essential for animal cell function-in small amounts. But just like oxygen and and water, a high-enough concentration of selenium can become toxic.

For the first time, research has shown how much of a critical role the natural antioxidant selenium plays at the earliest stages of a woman's fertility. "Selenium is an essential trace element found ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Selenium Mining Global Market Report 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global Selenium Mining Market Report 2019 provides the strategists, ...

The Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform partnership will extract DNA from 15,000 mine site rock, soil, and water samples to find out what useful undiscovered microbes may be lurking within. Credit: ...