All modern maize descends from a hybrid created just over 5,000 years ago in central Mexico, researchers have discovered.

Wheeled robots can accurately measure the angle of leaves on corn plants in the field, report researchers.

How did teosinte, a wild grassy plant, turn into corn, the crop grown around the world? Scientists are using gene editing tech like CRISPR to find out.

A better test for gauging nitrogen needs in corn fields could mean economic benefits for farmers and be better for the environment, too.

There's now have a way to detect a crucial cooking process in the archaeological record: the nixtamalization of maize.

Rotating corn and soybeans offers environmental and management benefits to farmers, but could pose long-term tradeoffs for the health of the soil.

A new discovery could make corn more nutritious.

New research digs into the genetic changes in corn that came with domestication.

Almost all fields have certain areas with consistently low or high yields. Big data can help farmers avoid wasting fertilizer on them.

An emerging pest called the fall armyworm is spreading rapidly in Africa. Researchers urge the adoption of Bt corn, but face skepticism.