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We are going back in time with Science in Your Shopping Cart - this week’s theme: Peanut Month!

ARS scientists are coming up with new ways to produce clean energy by developing a large filter-type application out of discarded almond shells... Listen in.

Read the latest interview with Dr. Joel Biederman to learn how ARS researchers are helping manage our nation’s forests for fire resilience and water conservation. Learn more

Down on the Farm artwork: tractor in a field.

Each month, we spotlight groundbreaking discoveries, inventive technologies, and game-changing innovations designed to boost productivity for farmers, ranchers, and producers. Learn more

Visible as a dark, oval shape, an adult female Varroa mite feeds on the midsection of a developing worker bee. (USDA photo by Scott Bauer)

New Pesticides Could Better Control Mite Disease in Honey Bees

ARS researchers in Beltsville, MD, found two promising candidates to manage the Varroa mite, a destructive pest that costs bee keepers millions per year in management expenses and colony replacement costs. Learn more here

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