Agriculture
This mineral could become a replacement for potassium fertilizers
As the world tries to find more eco-friendly alternatives to pesticides, a team of Russian and Indian scientists has an interesting idea.
How plants evolved to follow gravity
It's common sense that a plant's roots grow downward in the soil -- but it hasn't always been like this.
Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants — if you eat them
"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for animal or human consumption," say the authors.
Grazing animals drove the domestication of grain crops
This might solve a long-standing puzzle about plant domestication.
Ancient Celts had good taste in their drink, new study shows
The wine wasn't restricted to the higher echelons of Celtic society -- the craftsmen also enjoyed a glass from time to time.
How much would you pay to eliminate child slavery from your cocoa?
Three percent, ten percent, forty-seven percent -- what's a reasonable price?
Nitrate pollution in US tap water causes 12,500 cancers each year
Agricultural pollution causes a concerning number of cancers, a new study finds
A grape variety used to produce wine today can be traced back 900 years to an ancestral plant
Who doesn't love a glass of wine?
Honey bee colonies dropped by 16% worldwide in the winter of 2017-18
Out of the 544,879 colonies these beekeepers managed, 89,124 were lost over the winter of 2017-18.
Global food production is already being impacted by climate change, paper reports
There's been a 1% decline in the quantity of consumable food calories produced by the world's top 10 crops.
Agrochemicals harm bees even at ‘safe’ levels, and collapse whole colonies
We should bee more concerned about their health.
Farmers actually work more than hunter-gatherers, have less leisure time
Toil all day, very little pay.
Researchers hack plants to use less water so we don’t starve when climate change hits hard
These plants will drink responsibly -- whether they want it or not!
Climate change fuels banana disease, threatening our crops
It's getting worse: climate change is taking our bananas.
Britain’s earliest farmers were immigrants from Greece and Spain
The farmers did not interbreed with local foragers.
American apple trees are mysteriously dying and no one really knows why
Growers are preparing for a rough season.
Asia may have given the world beer yeast, new research finds
Thank you, Asia, you're the real MVP.
Pests destroy around one quarter of our crops — even more in developing areas
This is the most comprehensive review of pest-related damage.
Geopolitical interests and climate change are the main causes of food shocks
If we want to be able to feed the world, we need to change a thing or two.
