Agriculture
This New Grocery Store Only Sells Expired Food
Out-of-date food is often still good to eat, and this man wants to sell it to you
China Claims to Have Bought a Huge Chunk of Ukraine
China says it's purchased 3 million hectares of Ukrainian farming land, but Ukraine says it has no intention of selling land to China
Britain’s Building a Transportation Network Just for Bees (And Other Pollinators)
The idea is to provide passage for insects that play a role in maintaining an estimated 90 percent of Britain's greenery and crops through pollination
Half of Children That Die Before Age Five Live in Just Five Countries
6.6 million children died before their first birthday last year, but the good news is that number is going down
This Photographer Is Documenting the Forgotten Female Faces of Farming
The face of farming is almost always male, but women are the fastest growing farming demographic in the country. This photographer is telling their stories
This Company Just Added Auto-Pilot to Their Bulldozers
Construction equipment operators have to go through apprenticeships and training to learn to maneuver machines. But one company thinks that's all too hard
Watch How America’s Lands Changed From Forests to Fields
"Arthromes" are like biomes, but they acknowledge humanity's influence
This Is What Happens to a Pineapple Over Two Months
Let this be a reminder not to leave food out on the counter for two months. Unless it's a McDonald's meal, in which case it will probably be just fine
Even in the Remote Wilderness, Frogs Are Not Safe From Pesticides
The next step is to figure out how, if at all, the frogs are affected by their chemical loads
Monsanto Is Giving Up on GMOs in Europe
Facing a strong public disapproval, Monsanto gave up trying to grow genetically modified crops in Europe
Meet Your Local Farmer Bot
Not so much the dream of the far future, agricultural robots are nearly ready for prime time
These People Want to Replace Fruit Stickers With Laser Etched Tattoos
One company is trying to solve the sticker problem by actually laser etching logos onto fruit
Pesticides May Be Harmful to Animals Even at “Safe” Levels
Even when used at low concentrations, some pesticides can still cause unintended consequences
The Incredible Disappearing Evangelist
Aimee Semple McPherson was an American phenomenon even before she went missing for five weeks in 1926.
Where Will Japan Get Wheat Now That It’s Rejecting America’s GMO-Tainted Crops?
Worried about genetically modified wheat found in the U.S. supply, countries are suspending their imports of U.S. wheat
Invasive Crazy Ants Are Eating Up Invasive Fire Ants in the South
How ecosystems will function if fire ants suddenly disappear and are replaced by crazy ants remains an open but worrying question
E. coli Can Survive the Freezing Cold Winter Hidden in Manure
Even the harsh Canadian winter can't kill these hardy bacteria
On the International Space Station, Glow-in-the-Dark Plants Let You Know When They’re Stressed
To fight climate change or to grow crops in space, we need to know how plants respond to stress
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies
High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees
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