A collaborative study has uncovered evidence of rice beer dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China, providing new insights into the origins of ...

To do so, they used new techniques to carefully cull chloroplast DNA from ancient rice 900-2,800-years-old, which had been excavated from seven archaeological sites in Japan and Korea.

Rediscovering Ancient Grains In modern nutrition, ancient grains are making a remarkable comeback. These venerable seeds, often overlooked in favor of more contemporary fare, are proving to be ...

They particularly focussed on identifying the source of tiny plant fossil remains, starch granules, and fungi in these samples, revealing insights into the pottery’s uses and the food processing ...

and if they might have found a solution! Show more How farmers and scientists in eastern India are using ancient rice seeds to fight flooding, increasing soil salinity and drought. The BBC’s ...

Thousands of miles from where the 2,000-year-old grain bowl called lei cha, or "thunder tea rice", was first created in China, Hakka chef Pang Kok Keong has reworked the ancient delicacy in his ...