Agriculture
The Science of Good Chocolate
Meet the sensory scientist who is decoding the terroir of chocolate—and working to safeguard the cacao plant that gives us the sweet dark treat
What Ancient Maize Can Tell Us About Thousands of Years of Civilization in America
It took millennia, but America’s founding farmers developed the grain that would fuel civilizations—and still does
Europe's First Dogs Disappeared After Neolithic Farmers Arrived With Their Own Pups
Genetic analysis shows ancient canines from the Near East slowly replaced indigenous dog populations of that period
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
Climate Change Could Lead to Nutrient Deficiency for Hundreds of Millions
Carbon dioxide decreases zinc, iron and protein in food crops, which could add millions of people to the billions who don't get enough nutrition
Hemp Makes a Return to George Washington's Farm
The first crop of industrial hemp grown in centuries was recently harvested at Mount Vernon
Egyptian Papyrus Reveals This Old Wives' Tale Is Very Old Indeed
The "Wheat and Barley" pregnancy test described in a recently translated medical text has been practiced for thousands of years
Sequencing of Wheat Genome Could Lead to a Breadier Future
It took 200 scientists 13 years to finally figure out the complex genome of the important grain
Will China's Growing Appetite for Meat Undermine Its Efforts to Fight Climate Change?
The country consumes 28 percent of the world's meat—twice as much as the United States. And that figure is only set to increase.
Guatemalan Immigrant Luisa Moreno Was Expelled From the U.S. for Her Groundbreaking Labor Activism
The little-known story of an early champion of workers’ rights receives new recognition
Is the Key to Saving Pollinators … Honey Bee Semen?
In the hopes of preserving their genetic diversity, entomologists are collecting and freezing this valuable fluid
Archaeologists Discover Evidence of Bread Baked Before Advent of Agriculture
The bread, which was found in northeast Jordan, dates back about 14,400 years and likely resembled modern-day wraps
Dubai Will Be Home To the World’s Biggest Vertical Farm
An indoor megafarm might be the best way for the United Arab Emirates—a country that imports an estimated 85 percent of its food—to attempt to feed itself
A Heat Wave is Revealing Centuries-Old Sites in Wales
Hot, dry weather creates perfect conditions for crop marks to form above historic settlements
The Pickup Truck's Transformation From Humble Workhorse to Fancy Toy
From 'rusty rattletraps' to 'big black jacked-up' rides, the vehicles symbolize blue-collar identity while flaunting bourgeois prosperity
This NASA Satellite Can Map the Planet's Soil Moisture Content In Just Three Days
The speedy collection of this data will help with crop management and flood prediction
Rat Bones Reveal How Humans Transformed Their Island Environments
Rodent remains prove an ideal tool for investigating changes on three Polynesian island chains
The Quest to Grow the First Great American Wine Grape
Genetics might be the key to creating vineyards that both resist disease and don’t taste like skunk
How to Protect Your Local Pollinators in Ten Easy Ways
As the first annual World Bee Day looms, insect and garden lovers are abuzz with excitement
Pesticides Have Led to a ‘Catastrophic’ Decline in France’s Bird Populations
The chemicals have decimated the insects that birds rely on for food
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