Stories by Laura Poppick

Staple crops are likely to be less affected by measures to control the virus, but farmers growing more specialized ones could feel the pinch

As European green crab populations balloon in warming waters, New England scientists work to develop a commercial fishery

Floods dump tons of pathogen-laden manure into U.S. waterways, often from hard-to-identify farms

Widespread and sometimes drastic marine oxygen declines are stressing sensitive species—a trend that will continue with climate change

Researchers across New England and Canada scramble to protect the iconic species from growing parasite populations

New advancements in water filtration and circulation make it possible for indoor fish farms to dramatically grow in size and production

Developments in LED lighting and remote monitoring have made year-round growing one feasible solution to Arctic food insecurity

Unlike most snakes, the pythons appeared able to find their way home after being displaced by many miles

The whales and other marine mammals might have been killed millions of years ago by toxic algal blooms

Tadpoles ate tadpole meat to avoid starving but otherwise chose other food sources

Gelada baboons use three separate types of yawns, differentiated by the amount of teeth and gums showing, to demonstrate friendliness and aggression

Some scientists think that the human body is incapable of surpassing the quadruple jump, currently considered the most challenging figure-skating move

Two groundbreaking studies this year have helped explain the animal's resistance to cancer

Certain species in Brazil grab hold of one another to form a living collective that can float for weeks