Agriculture
Commercial Hives Might Be Saving Crops, But They're Killing Wild Bees
Diseases known to affect commercial bees are having a troubling impact on the wild population
Iowa GMO Banana Trial Halted
Twelve volunteers were supposed to one whole GMO banana each — but so far they have eat zero
America's Goats Are Concentrated in Texas
In 2012, famers reported more than 2 million goats living in the U.S.
The 1887 Blizzard That Changed the American Frontier Forever
A blizzard hit the western open range, causing the “Great Die Up” and transforming America’s agricultural history
Watch How Farm Machines Shake Down Almond Trees
California grows 80 percent of the world’s almonds, for now
Chances Are Your Supermarket Tomatoes Were Picked By Mexican Workers Living in Terrible Conditions
An investigation reveals practices in Mexican farm labor camps that resemble slavery
How One Crop Allowed Humans to Conquer the Himalaya
Hardy barley enabled us to survive at altitudes that were previously beyond reach
We're Running Out of Chocolate
We're eating so much chocolate that plants can't keep up
Holy Smokes! Tobacco May Fuel Planes in the Future
The seeds from a new type of tobacco plant grown in South Africa release an oil that can be made into biofuel
It’s Still Possible to Stop the Worst of Climate Change
Say so long to fossil fuels
How the Gates Foundation Is Making Cassava the Next Corn
Sophisticated plant breeding techniques (but no GMOs) and lots of money are aimed at improving this staple crop of the tropics
How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin
Science!
Even West Africans Who Don't Catch Ebola Are Being Hurt By the Disease
Ebola's toll is more than just a body count
Instead of Growing Meat in a Lab, Why Not Make It Out of Plants?
"Plant blood" is the secret behind the I-can't-believe-it-isn't-meat company, Impossible Foods
Pollution From Hawaii Is Giving Sea Turtles Gross, Deadly Tumors
Nitrogen runoff gets into the turtles' food and causes tumors on their faces, flippers and organs
Six Weird Ways Humans Are Altering the Planet
From deep holes to flying sheep, some signs of human activity might really perplex geologists in the far future
The USDA Approved a New GM Crop to Deal With Problems Created by the Old GM Crops
Weeds became resistant to the herbicide partner of older genetically modified crops
Once Mexico Had a Wealth of Corn; Now It's Left With a Genetically Boring Monocrop
This lack of diversity does not bode well for food sustainability and economics in light of climate change
The Best and Worst Places to Build More Roads
Road works today are “basically chaos”—but a new global road map could be key to protecting agriculture and nature
Scientists Are Hacking Tomatoes To Make Them Keep Growing All Night Long
Geneticists are working to circumvent the tomato's circadian rhythm
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