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'Last-Resort' Antibiotics Fail Against New Superbugs
A new gene in a strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) not only protects the bacteria against last-defense antibiotics, but is easily shared among microbial species.
'Doomsday' Seed Vault: The Science Behind World's Arctic Storage Cube
The ongoing civil war in Syria has led to the first-ever withdrawal from the Svalbard "doomsday" Global Seed Vault.
New Farm Maps Offer In-Depth Picture of Global Agriculture
Two new maps available for free download considerably improve estimates of land dedicated to agriculture, and provide the first global overview of field sizes.
Engineering a Better Food Bank
Opinion Fairly and efficiently distributing food is a large and complicated problem and a team of engineers set out to make it work better.
How Despots Arose With Agriculture (Op-Ed)
Opinion It seems that with the beginning of agriculture around 10,000 years ago, group decision making changed
New Tech Sheds Light on the Future of Food
Opinion We need to make better use of land, light and logistics for an increasingly urban population. And we need to incorporate zero-waste and low-energy technologies into the task of food production.
Ocean-Watching Satellite Reveals Secrets of Soil (Image)
A NASA instrument designed to study the oceans turns out to be useful for studying land, too. The Aquarius instrument reveals levels of moisture in soil around the globe.
