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Climate Change Is Transforming the World's Food SupplyThe biological and physical changes happening on Earth due to climate change will transform food production, researchers say.
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'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on MarsSimulated "Martian gardens" are helping NASA scientists learn which plants astronauts will be able to grow in future missions to the Red Planet.
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Facts About the Global Seed VaultThe Global Seed Vault is a storage facility that safely stores the world's seeds in case of worldwide disaster.
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Crop Failure and Fading Food Supplies: Climate Change's Lasting Impact (Op-Ed)Opinion Cereals are not just for breakfast — and with grain yields falling, expect to feel the impact.
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'Last-Resort' Antibiotics Fail Against New SuperbugsA 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.
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'Doomsday' Seed Vault: The Science Behind World's Arctic Storage CubeThe ongoing civil war in Syria has led to the first-ever withdrawal from the Svalbard "doomsday" Global Seed Vault.
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New GMO Controversy: Are the Herbicides Dangerous? -
New Farm Maps Offer In-Depth Picture of Global AgricultureTwo new maps available for free download considerably improve estimates of land dedicated to agriculture, and provide the first global overview of field sizes.
