
Ted Budd
The North Carolina senator shares why the U.S. needs to remain globally competitive in science and technology

Ted Budd
The North Carolina senator shares why the U.S. needs to remain globally competitive in science and technology

How the war in Iran is affecting your dinner plate
Agriculture is at risk of a crisis because of this Middle East conflict. The reason why has to do with how fertilizer is made


Kamala Sohonie: The biochemist who wanted to feed a nation
Biochemist Kamala Baghvat, later known as Kamala Sohonie, forced open the doors of India’s male-only laboratories and used her knowledge to help feed a nation

This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop
Maize farmers in Peru’s Chincha Valley were fertilizing their crops with seabird poop as early as the year 1250

Too Much Salt in the Soil Is No Problem for These Crops
Halophytes that thrive in increasingly saline soils could help feed people and livestock

Crushed Rocks Could Be the Next Climate Solution
Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the air while also increasing yields. But it would require a mountain of mining

Let African Communities Manage Their Climate Adaptation Plans
Outside groups often offer their solutions for climate adaptation in Africa. But the best people to manage the climate crisis are the people in those communities themselves. For climate adaptation to succeed in Africa, let communities and local leaders show the way

Can Overpriced Peaches Convince Us That Fukushima Is Safe?
Years after a nuclear disaster wiped out Fukushima’s agriculture, peach growers are banking on Harrods to sell the area’s recovery story

‘Forever’ Pesticides Threaten Worse Environmental Harms Than DDT
A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide

The Pitfalls of Houseplant Collection
A curator at the New York Botanical Garden explains what we can learn about the past and the present from houseplant trends.

This Climate-Conscious Farming Practice Might Be Backfiring
Scientists say efforts to tame methane in agriculture can spur the output of another greenhouse gas: nitrous oxide

Is It Time for U.S. Farmworkers to Get Bird Flu Shots?
Finland has decided to vaccinate farmworkers against bird flu—and experts say the U.S. should do the same