food science
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The US Crop That Will Skyrocket Most This Century Isn’t Really A Food At All
The world at the end of this century won’t look the same as it does today. It will be hotter and drier, with far less available space in which to grow food — and the crop that will be doing the best in the US under that new system won’t be a food crop at…
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A Deadly Bee Virus Is Spreading And Only Humans Can Stop It
Across the world, bees are succumbing to a deadly virus, and a new study places the blame squarely on humans. The good news is, there are some common-sense measures we can take right now to start protecting the honeybees we rely on to pollinate our crops.
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We’re Growing Twice As Much Food (with Far Fewer Farms) Than We Used To
How do you grow more food? One answer that makes sense is with bigger farms and more farmers. But if you look at the last half century-or-so worth of data, that’s not at all what’s been happening.
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GMO Food Isn’t Coming To Get You, It’s Been Here All Along
Worried that genetically-modified foods could be quietly, secretly, making their furtive way towards your plate even as we speak? Don’t be — people have already been eating them for a long time now.