Articles tagged as Agriculture | Smithsonian Magazine

New Research

How Climate Change is Messing with Bees

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

September 8, 2015

New Research

Pigs Aren’t Quite as Domesticated as People Once Thought

Researchers partially unravel the complexity of domesticated swine genetics

September 1, 2015

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

August 27, 2015

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

August 12, 2015

New Research

Modern Milk is Kind of Miraculous

…at least in the USA

August 11, 2015

Cool Finds

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

Thirsty cows + torrid heat = trouble between nations

August 7, 2015

Cool Finds

Blueberries: A Biography

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

August 6, 2015

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

Cool Finds

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

Hint: it’s in the watermelon

August 6, 2015

New Research

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

That cheeseburger may soon be less harmful to the environment

August 5, 2015

Dried fruit powder will keep for up to two years.

Swedish Designers Are Turning Fruits and Veggies Into a Nonperishable Powder

The dried and powdered produce, called FoPo, could become a staple in disaster relief

August 4, 2015

Egg prices are hitting record highs, raising demand for substitutes

July 24, 2015

Michael Fraley, a Vice President with Yulex Corporation, cuts a guayule plant that can be used to make natural rubber, in 2008

Cool Finds

Could This Shrub Overthrow the Mighty Rubber Tree?

Researchers are working to make a shrub found in southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico a viable natural rubber alternative

July 15, 2015

Through genetic engineering, researchers are trying to give high-producing black Angus cows cooler white coats to face the changing climate.

Researchers Are Trying to Genetically Engineer Cows to Stay Cool

As the planet warms, researchers are trying to engineer a cow that can beat the heat

July 6, 2015

A genetically modified lamb from a research lab in France was accidentally sent to market in November. It's unclear who might have eaten her.

A Genetically Modified Sheep was Sent to a Slaughter House and Sold for Meat

The lamb came from a agricultural research lab and was equipped with a jellyfish gene

June 24, 2015

The Cavendish banana is succumbing to a disease that wiped out its predecessor

June 5, 2015

French supermarkets are now required to donate food that might normally be thrown away around its sell-by date.

French Government Plans to Fine Grocery Stores That Throw Away Food

New regulations require that markets donate extra food or face fines

June 5, 2015

Migrating Monarch Butterflies Might Actually Take to the Highway

Threatened pollinators get a trans-continental right of way

June 1, 2015

Cool Finds

Alaska is Growing a Plant the Soviet Military Used in Secret Experiments

Golden root, or Rhodiola rosea, is also popular in Siberian folk medicine

May 14, 2015

Cool Finds

You Can See South Korea’s Seaweed Farms From Space

Seaweed farms offer a sustainable source of vegetable protein

May 5, 2015

With Semios, Farmers Can Monitor Their Fields Remotely and Keep Pests Away

Paired with wireless sensors and cameras, aerosol pheromone pesticides have entered a new era of effectiveness and affordability

April 30, 2015