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Who were the first farmers?
By Tom Metcalfe published
Farming fundamentally altered the way humans live, eventually changing people from nomadic hunter-gatherers to sedentary city-dwellers.

Russian scientists have grown watermelons in the coldest place on Earth
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists in Antarctica did the unimaginable: They grew a bounty of watermelons while living on the ice-cold continent.

Stressed plants 'scream,' and it sounds like popping bubble wrap
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A study of tomato and tobacco plants suggests they emit ultrasonic popping sounds when dehydrated or physically damaged.

Cows fed hemp act stoned and produce milk containing THC
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Cows fed hemp, which is not yet an approved animal feed, behaved strangely and produced milk with THC.

Oldest plant genome on record came from a Stone Age watermelon that grew in the Sahara
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists sequenced the DNA of an ancient watermelon and discovered that it contains the oldest plant genome in the world.

How European Farmers Spread Agriculture Across Continent
By Jennifer Welsh last updated
Their genes say they interbred with hunter-gatherer societies already in northern Europe.

Farming brought burst of extreme violence to Atacama Desert, ancient mummies reveal
By Laura Geggel published
The maimed and tortured remains of Atacama Desert mummies reveal that the region’s earliest farmers cultivated a climate of extreme violence.

3 men die in manure pit: Here's why it's a 'death trap.'
By Rachael Rettner published
Decomposing manure produces hydrogen sulfide, methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide.
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