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

Rice is the daily staple for more than 3.5 billion people around the world, but producing it comes with huge costs to the ...

Scientists found that spraying rice with nanoscale selenium boosts yields, improves nutrition, reduces fertilizer use by 30%, ...

The top 10 selenium producing countries in the world are responsible for much of the global production and supply, contributing to around 95% of the global production. While selenium’s industry value ...

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

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

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 is a nutrient that is naturally present in many foods, added to others and is also available as a dietary supplement in pill, powder and liquid form, explains Perri Halperin, a nutritional ...

Researchers use layered MOFs and selenium chemistry to create efficient, low-energy electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen production in water splitting. (Nanowerk News) Transition metal selenides ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Even though China’s selenium production levels have not changed from 2018 to 2019, it has still been able to obtain the top rank in top selenium producing countries in the world. This isn’t really ...