Food in the Anthropocene | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/anthropocene-food/RSS feed for Food in the AnthropoceneenWed, 19 Jun 2019 18:34:56 +0000A Young Black Bear Was Put Down After Humans Fed It, Took Selfieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/young-black-bear-was-put-down-after-humans-fed-it-took-selfies-180972453/The more food bears obtain from humans, the more likely they are to lose their natural fear of usWed, 19 Jun 2019 18:34:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/young-black-bear-was-put-down-after-humans-fed-it-took-selfies-180972453/Is the Mysterious Sea Cucumber Slipping Out of Our Grasp?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mysterious-sea-cucumber-slipping-out-our-grasp-180967067/The slimy, tasty enigmas have long been over-harvested. An indigenous community in Canada could be close to finding a sustainable solutionFri, 03 Nov 2017 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mysterious-sea-cucumber-slipping-out-our-grasp-180967067/Just a Few Species Make Up Most of Earth's Food Supply. And That's a Problemhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/extinction-threatens-foods-we-eat-180965081/The looming threat of extinction from climate change makes the lack of diversity in the world's food supplies a dangerous prospectMon, 02 Oct 2017 16:48:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/extinction-threatens-foods-we-eat-180965081/America's Fancy Pet Food Addiction Is a Big Problem for the Environmenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/americas-fancy-pet-food-addiction-contributing-climate-change-180964363/American pets have been increasingly served up prime cuts of meat, but this food comes at a costThu, 10 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/americas-fancy-pet-food-addiction-contributing-climate-change-180964363/Trace Amounts of Pesticide Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Creamhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trace-amounts-pesticide-found-ben-jerrys-ice-cream-180964220/But don't have a cowWed, 26 Jul 2017 20:43:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trace-amounts-pesticide-found-ben-jerrys-ice-cream-180964220/Fish Industry On the Hook for Rampant Mislabeling of Specieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/endangered-fish-are-often-caught-mislabeled-and-end-food-180960413/A new report identifies rampant fraud in the seafood industryMon, 12 Sep 2016 18:36:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/endangered-fish-are-often-caught-mislabeled-and-end-food-180960413/Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Wastehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/garbage-can-teach-us-lot-about-food-waste-180960254/A novel and slightly gross study aims to fill in gaps in our understanding of Americans' food wasteFri, 26 Aug 2016 19:26:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/garbage-can-teach-us-lot-about-food-waste-180960254/These Simple Fixes Could Save Thousands of Birds a Year From Fishing Boatshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-simple-fixes-could-save-thousands-birds-year-fishing-boats-180959982/Changes as basic as adding a colorful streamer to commercial longline fishing boats could save thousands of seabirds a yearMon, 22 Aug 2016 13:20:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-simple-fixes-could-save-thousands-birds-year-fishing-boats-180959982/Podcast: Our Food, Our Selveshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/podcast-our-food-our-selves-180959879/Food is a focal point for understanding broader environmental problems. In this podcast, we learn how food buyers are influenced in surprising ways.Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/podcast-our-food-our-selves-180959879/Video: The Past, Present and Future of Agriculturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/video-past-present-and-future-agriculture-180959618/Globalization and new technologies have given us more control and more power over our food than ever before. What's next?Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/video-past-present-and-future-agriculture-180959618/