Rice (the plant species known as Oryza sativa) is a cereal grain that belongs to the grass family Poaceae. It’s the seed of a plant that is native to Asia, where it has been cultivated for over ...

Warmer temperatures and more carbon dioxide will boost levels of arsenic, a dangerous heavy metal, according to new research.

In the legend from Ambalappuzha, Kerala, a king loses a game of chess and pays the sage who played with him in grains of rice, doubling on each successive square of the board. This geometric ...