Agriculture

Humans enjoying the Curcubita fruits they helped save, after probably contributing to their wild cousins' demise

Domestication Saved the Pumpkin (and Squash)

The pumpkin in that holiday pie wouldn't be here today without domestication

Ships along the Mississippi River in New Orleans

Is $30 Million Enough to Save the Mississippi River Basin?

The USDA has a plan to help the troubled watershed

A woman herds cattle on horseback at Dumbell Ranch in Wyoming

The Modern Cost of Cattle Rustling

Why the Old West crime is still a multimillion-dollar problem

The Hard Labor of Apple Picking

A skilled farm worker can pick six tons of apples a day

Harvesting a cocoa tree

Who Will Save the World’s Chocolate?

As climate change threatens cocoa crops, rival food companies are banding together

Wet Weather Causes Shortage of Pumpkins (and Pie)

Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half

Why Scientists Are Gathering Seeds From Roadside Sunflowers

Climate changes threatens commercial sunflower production, where plants are grown for their oil

Tired of Apples? Pick These Exotic Fall Fruits Instead

Here's where to find pawpaws, persimmons and other unusual fruits in the wild

Mexican free-tailed bats leaving Bracken Cave in Texas

Saving Bats Could Reduce Pesticide Use

People already install bat houses to attract the insect-eating mammals, but one researcher is working to quantify exactly how much they may help

Screenshot from "How to Make a Sandwich - Chapter 11 Assembly"

Making a Sandwich From Scratch Took This Man Six Months

The chicken sandwich also racked up a total cost of $1,500

A juvenile crocodile in a Cape York peninsula river, the region where researchers recently looked for wild rice species

To Find New Rice Species, Scientists Head to Remote Tropical Swamps

A remote peninsula in northern Australia beckons a rice research expedition

How Climate Change is Messing with Bees

New and ongoing research points to issues with bee ranges and the early emergence of flowers

Pigs Aren't Quite as Domesticated as People Once Thought

Researchers partially unravel the complexity of domesticated swine genetics

Some Brands Are Labeling Products “GMO-free” Even if They Don’t Have Genes

More companies are paying to label their food as non-GMO, whether they need it or not.

A woman waits to participate in the annual silleteros' parade.

A Parade of Bright Flowers in a City With a Dark Past

Farmers carried 500 dazzling flower designs through the streets of Medellín, Colombia

Modern Milk is Kind of Miraculous

...at least in the USA

Alpine cows near Berne, Switzerland.

Swiss Troops Stormed France in the Name of Cheese (and Cows)

Thirsty cows + torrid heat = trouble between nations

Blueberries: A Biography

The world's commercial blueberries all have their roots in New Jersey

Giovanni Stanchi (Rome c. 1645-1672). Oil on canvas, 38 5/8 x 52½ in.

This Renaissance Painting of Fruit Holds a Modern-Day Science Lesson

Hint: it's in the watermelon

By Keeping Cows From Burping, This Drug Could Slow Down Climate Change

That cheeseburger may soon be less harmful to the environment

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