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A Banana-Killing Fungus Has Reached Latin America. Does This Spell the End for Bananas?A banana-killing fungus has finally reached Latin America, as scientists long feared it would.
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Volcanic Eruptions May Have Doomed an Ancient Egyptian DynastyThousands of years ago, fallout from volcanic activity may have sounded a death knell for an Egyptian dynasty.
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Antibiotics, Agriculture & Superbugs: Q&A with 'Big Chicken' Author Maryn McKennaChickens' staggering popularity as a food source has come at an enormous cost — to chickens and to people.
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Cases of 'Elephantiasis' Traced to Unexpected Causeelephants -
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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