<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Agriculture ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/agriculture Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ The planet may become too hot for rice to be cultivated in many areas it currently exists ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/global-warming-is-accelerating-5-000-times-faster-than-rice-can-evolve BgakjxK6dtXeYTczQt869m Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Sat, 23 May 2026 14:56:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/if-humans-are-getting-smarter-why-are-our-brains-shrinking SnYfXpsPWrk4FNqM8cFtTX Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries': Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brink ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/food-insecurity-is-no-longer-just-about-low-income-countries-environmental-economist-explains-how-climate-change-is-pushing-agricultural-systems-to-the-brink bVhgeUoyB4ijuWwcEuiH4d Wed, 06 May 2026 08:56:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past': Malaria influenced early humans' migrations across Africa, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/we-can-no-longer-ignore-diseases-in-the-deep-human-past-malaria-influenced-early-humans-migrations-across-africa-study-suggests SHAuFN94BvcwqRCwPwYrJZ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/a-completely-new-reality-bolder-measures-are-needed-to-prevent-extreme-water-shortages-in-cities-like-phoenix-and-las-vegas-that-depend-on-the-colorado-river rjJuKKMCuM4Ku77qkgctw9 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/birds-are-declining-faster-and-faster-in-3-us-hotspots-new-study-finds fAFy49yjk9WpcRCKWzjX5Z Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:22:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ New US food pyramid recommends very high protein diet, beef tallow as healthy fat option, and full-fat dairy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/new-us-food-pyramid-recommends-very-high-protein-diet-beef-tallow-as-healthy-fat-option-and-full-fat-dairy AN7QEFQdS7DYNTrg2A9PcG Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:51:05 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here's how we can combat that. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/enough-fresh-water-is-lost-from-continents-each-year-to-meet-the-needs-of-280-million-people-heres-how-we-can-combat-that w43PVrLP7HuXiRyeAoEJGU Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:10:00 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:19:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 13-year drought crippled Maya on Yucatán Peninsula 1,000 years ago, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/13-year-drought-crippled-maya-on-yucatan-peninsula-1-000-years-ago-study-finds wmdpswgTaV4h6LhhTaUtNY Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:05:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Archaeologists discover that parties 11,000 years ago were BYOB — bring your own boar ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-that-parties-11-000-years-ago-were-byob-bring-your-own-boar mxYmioFC9q8DbEVYNFmbyc Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:17:27 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient 'female-centered' society thrived 9,000 years ago in proto-city in Turkey ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-female-centered-society-thrived-9-000-years-ago-in-proto-city-in-turkey icDRD5kkCwV8MUtRvDrg4o Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:48:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/women-likely-ruled-in-stone-age-china-dna-analysis-of-4-500-year-old-skeletons-reveal v2MpAjNamX8rgBsvsnEpC Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:51:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Groundwater in the Colorado River basin won't run out — but eventually we won’t be able to get at it, scientists warn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/groundwater-in-the-colorado-river-basin-wont-run-out-but-eventually-we-wont-be-able-to-get-at-it-scientists-warn jPz2YfQyZrmKmKzxq2U5tZ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:34:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:52:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enslaved Africans led a decade-long rebellion 1,200 years ago in Iraq, new evidence suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/enslaved-africans-led-a-decade-long-rebellion-1-200-years-ago-in-iraq-new-evidence-suggests 6iqLk9Q3jLcbzUkmaHSVsW Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stone Age quiz: What do you know about the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stone-age-quiz-what-do-you-know-about-the-paleolithic-mesolithic-and-neolithic FrjuaN5ecpRBhT9jEPVqa6 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:17:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Killer Australian fungus can gobble up widespread, pesticide-resistant armyworm from the inside ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/killer-australian-fungus-can-gobble-up-widespread-pesticide-resistant-armyworm-from-the-inside pL6tvy6hQ883TdZNmdX4Qe Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:10:10 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:59:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why is this giant desert turning green? Scientists may finally know the answer. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/why-is-this-giant-desert-turning-green-scientists-may-finally-know-the-answer t5SPkiJR6CHcUwjvxgCfRh Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:00:38 +0000 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:16:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient Egyptian 'granary with scribes' diorama: A miniature workplace found buried in a tomb from the Middle Kingdom ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-granary-with-scribes-diorama-a-miniature-workplace-found-buried-in-a-tomb-from-the-middle-kingdom gsJg3t4tPf6vTLeiafYFe4 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:48:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stone-age-people-made-sun-stone-sacrifice-to-banish-darkened-sun-after-a-volcanic-eruption-archaeologists-say pG4xB2zomoNpZu6mZ25cCe Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:43:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ How does E. coli get into food? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/how-does-e-coli-get-into-food 7t9UjCXHYQSVGcMJHvNNuA Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Like they were demon possessed': Geomagnetic super storms are causing tractors to dance from side to side across US farms — and the sun is to blame ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/like-they-were-demon-possessed-geomagnetic-super-storms-are-causing-tractors-to-dance-from-side-to-side-across-us-farms-and-the-sun-is-to-blame baMuSmaoE6qrGvHvzEEfVe Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:13:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/methane-emissions-are-at-new-highs-it-could-put-us-on-a-dangerous-climate-path cZkRhDuJGNeQDi7VPHfbM3 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neolithic women in Europe were tied up and buried alive in ritual sacrifices, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neolithic-women-in-europe-were-tied-up-and-buried-alive-in-ritual-sacrifices-study-suggests PUDZim4PxNMPP8fFQWmf7W Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:19:55 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Obsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/obsidian-blades-with-food-traces-reveal-1st-settlers-of-rapa-nui-had-regular-contact-with-south-americans-1000-years-ago DHFTMEBbSbTTwmsR8CwSXS Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:39:27 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ What does python taste like? Because it could be slithering onto our dinner plates. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/snakes/what-does-python-taste-like-because-it-could-be-slithering-onto-our-dinner-plates iKg5PQ5Sg7HGMK7B8NdNR Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:16:38 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists tested 10 meals to find the perfect food for space travel ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/scientists-tested-10-meals-to-find-the-perfect-food-for-space-travel okfc7DYxHw9kxsfzmmAx9 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extinct 'hypercarnivorous' California grizzly bears were actually mostly vegetarian before Europeans showed up ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/extinct-hypercarnivorous-california-grizzly-bears-were-actually-mostly-vegetarian-before-europeans-showed-up HdtiqsWRfbBybp8XFNhWv4 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:01:59 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 4,000-year-old tomb discovered in Norway may contain region's 1st farmers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/4000-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-norway-may-contain-regions-1st-farmers vkCeeMjiBxENhhfs7biViG Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:04:23 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Who were the first farmers? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/who-were-the-first-farmers B5Hn66WjJ29HeAm6otczVD Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian scientists have grown watermelons in the coldest place on Earth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/russian-scientists-have-grown-watermelons-in-the-coldest-place-on-earth xGhmRRbDqrgY8UpFSLmrTG Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:22:42 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stressed plants 'scream,' and it sounds like popping bubble wrap ]]> https://www.livescience.com/stressed-plants-scream-and-it-sounds-like-popping-bubble-wrap LuQScW3bYjAM5rHKoHt6Q4 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:00:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cows fed hemp act stoned and produce milk containing THC ]]> https://www.livescience.com/cows-act-stoned-on-hemp EGW4Yh7wiJNix2zSxMx4FU Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:00:40 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oldest plant genome on record came from a Stone Age watermelon that grew in the Sahara ]]> https://www.livescience.com/watermelon-seeds-prehistoric-herders-sahara RdiUXr9ZpniPZrTLbVvUMZ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:57:47 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Farming brought burst of extreme violence to Atacama Desert, ancient mummies reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/farming-violence-atacama-desert.html wn7d2VYWjwXHsxASam7NWW Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:21:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3 men die in manure pit: Here's why it's a 'death trap.' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/brothers-die-manure-pit-fumes-toxic.html JA4xHjw5NDMNkynwRC3P6S Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:16:27 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Where did watermelons come from? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/where-do-watermelons-come-from.html KdmxL5qts2PdL2XCNMawSm Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:00:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plants 'Scream' in the Face of Stress ]]> https://www.livescience.com/plants-squeal-when-stressed.html DNqGDxnMFqdbMMHvkxr4F7 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:39:59 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Banana-Killing Fungus Has Reached Latin America. Does This Spell the End for Bananas? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/banana-fungus-latin-america.html Aq7aXzAy8uxtwrQwnQbavb Thu, 15 Aug 2019 17:57:32 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Volcanic Eruptions May Have Doomed an Ancient Egyptian Dynasty ]]> https://www.livescience.com/60700-volcanoes-doomed-egyptian-dynasty.html 88rabT8uWyGRdpFjkTiMDc Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:18:19 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antibiotics, Agriculture & Superbugs: Q&A with 'Big Chicken' Author Maryn McKenna ]]> https://www.livescience.com/60438-big-chicken-mckenna-q-and-a.html bZLPu93aeT3NqXkHRCPaYG Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:51:01 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cases of 'Elephantiasis' Traced to Unexpected Cause ]]> https://www.livescience.com/58636-elephantiasis-walking-barefoot-volcanic-soil.html RYnUY4koRhZLzycp8s4kBL Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:21:45 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Climate Change Is Transforming the World's Food Supply ]]> https://www.livescience.com/57921-climate-change-is-transforming-global-food-supply.html fLpZvYA2qWLdSaPV4vjTmQ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 23:34:31 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on Mars ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56406-martian-gardens-simulate-farming-mars.html C9sJEmjjUmkQB4cbKuxP2N Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:21:39 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Facts About the Global Seed Vault ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56247-global-seed-vault.html vT2oemRB7Eaw5P9DUKNom7 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:36:12 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Crop Failure and Fading Food Supplies: Climate Change's Lasting Impact (Op-Ed) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/53400-crop-failure-draining-food-supplies-as-planet-warms.html sggAMSX7a8aq4Xvtn4N87h Sat, 16 Jan 2016 03:04:58 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Last-Resort' Antibiotics Fail Against New Superbugs ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52935-bacteria-beat-last-antibiotic-defense.html wkrge2NesvwS3bynEPCPNd Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:14:49 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Doomsday' Seed Vault: The Science Behind World's Arctic Storage Cube ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52291-first-withdrawal-doomsday-seed-vault.html qnAMjM7ovLwUCJ6e2hPQNB Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:36:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ New GMO Controversy: Are the Herbicides Dangerous? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/51917-gmo-herbicides-health.html 5bwfMfzMdPc2s7LakK9pje Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:28:09 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:36:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Farm Maps Offer In-Depth Picture of Global Agriculture ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49497-farming-tracked-from-space.html grL4uwEVyfWQhosubA6Nwf Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:01:38 +0000 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:32:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Engineering a Better Food Bank ]]> https://www.livescience.com/49056-engineering-a-better-food-bank.html nf2VLzCmfBKdrteC3ZTxP9 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:51:49 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:10 +0000