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Chronoculture promises ‘smart’ farming, reduced waste
A plant flourishes when its circadian rhythm is in sync with its environment, reducing the cost and impact of inputs while boosting yields.
Stopping food waste from the grocery store to the garbage bin
Many people don’t make the connection between food waste and the key environmental challenges facing the world.
One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides
Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world's deadliest weedkiller.
Frequent extreme weather events are increasing crop losses in Europe
Cereals, a staple that occupies nearly 65 percent of the EU's cultivated area, are the crops most severely affected.
U.S. scientists look to the moon to save earth’s biodiversity
Scientists in the U.S. are working on a biodiversity “lunar ark” to store seeds on the moon more safely than the Svalbard Seed Vault does.
We need to change how we eat and youth are leading the way
High meat consumption is also a leading cause of rising non-communicable diseases and harms the climate too.