Can Drones Be Good?
It was a cool day in Dallas last November, when a small quadcopter lifted itself off the ground of an American Airlines…
Potatoes Have a Form of 'Depression,' but Scientists Have an Idea to Cure Them
Scientists are trying to revolutionize potatoes and, in the process, cure the tubers’ depression, the result of…
Genetic Modification Turbocharges Photosynthesis and Drastically Improves Crop Growth
Scientists genetically modified plants in order to give a huge boost to photosynthesis, hoping to one day improve the…
I Have a Few Questions About This Bacon Vending Machine
It’s come to our attention that the Ohio State University now features a bacon vending machine. The technology was…
Scathing Report Accuses the Pentagon of Developing an Agricultural Bioweapon
A new technology in which insects are used to genetically modify crops could be converted into a dangerous, and…
French Ban on Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Which Bees May Find Addictive, Goes Into Effect
A French ban on five neonicotinoid pesticides intended to protect the nation’s bees from colony collapse disorder went…
Could Rising CO2 Levels Trigger a Nutritional Crisis?
A new analysis is reigniting a concern agricultural scientists have been voicing for years: That rising carbon dioxide…
Wow, Spain Sure Has a Lot of Pigs
There are now enough pigs in Spain that technically everyone could have one, and there’d be pigs to spare. Per the…
Scientists Just Measured the Drought that May Have Brought Down the Ancient Maya
The ancient Maya were an innovative people. They constructed intricate cities throughout the tropical lowlands of the…
Discovery of 14,000-Year-Old Toast Suggests Bread Can Be Added to Paleo Diet
Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest evidence of bread-making at a site in northeastern Jordan. Dating back some…
Human Activity Has Been Chemically Changing the Earth Since Well Before the Industrial Revolution
It’s no secret that modern humans, with our fuel-burning cars, massive ranching and agriculture practices, and penchant…
Tabasco Sauce Is in a Battle For Its Very Survival
Row after row of blackened wood barrels are piled 30 feet high in a dim warehouse on Avery Island in southern…
Are You a 'Wizard' or a 'Prophet'? The Dueling Visions for How Humanity Will Survive
By 2050, the world’s population will top ten billion people. As industrial capitalism evolves across the globe like no…
In Japan, It’s ‘Super Monster Wolf’ Versus Wild Boars [Updated]
Only in Japan would the solution to an ecological problem involve a robotic wolf. But when that problem is the…
How to Fuel Your Coffee Addiction Without Wrecking the Rainforest
If you’re anything like me, you wouldn’t survive a workday without that steaming, morning cup o’ Joe. And the four to…
Farms Are a Hidden Source of Air Pollution in California
California air pollution often conjures images of smoggy Los Angeles skies, but farms—not city streets—might be the…
Let's All Be Charmed by This Chinese Man Who Makes a Living Live-Streaming Farming
So much of our extremely online lives now revolves around things like the president of the United States threatening to…
Will Climate Change Actually Create More Asylum Seekers?
The civil war in Syria and unrest in Iraq and other parts of the world has spawned a huge humanitarian crisis. It’s the…
The Global Climate Community Finally Has a Plan to Address Agriculture
When almost 200 nations signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 to address global climate change, the real work was just…
What If We Tried to Feed the Entire World With Organic Food?
Buying an organic avocado at Whole Foods may make you feel warm, fuzzy, and morally superior to conventional…