SANTA ANA ZEGACHE, Mexico — In the birthplace of maize, nobody seemed to need Juan Velasco’s crop. For a few years, he was unable to sell half of the nutty, orange-colored cobs that he harvested.

As anyone who has ever opened a restaurant knows, the endeavor is akin to building a house, getting married, having a baby and making a movie all at once. Doing it once is enough for most people. For ...

The appearance of genetically modified proteins in maize seed stocks throughout Mexico paints a curious pattern that suggests why efforts to prevent the flow of transgenic plant material into that ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - New Cornell University research is producing a more accurate historical timeline for the occupation of Native American sites in upstate New York, based on radiocarbon dating of organic ...

New research is producing a more accurate historical timeline for the occupation of Native American sites in upstate New York, based on radiocarbon dating of organic materials and statistical modeling ...