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Volcanic Eruptions May Have Doomed an Ancient Egyptian Dynasty
October 17, 2017 | ArticleThousands 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 McKenna
September 18, 2017 | ArticleChickens' 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 Cause
April 11, 2017 | ArticleA rare condition called elephantiasis, which tends to strike people in tropical parts of the world, was long thought to occur due to a parasitic infection. But a new study shows that the condition can have another cause: sharp crystals found in soil.
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Climate Change Is Transforming the World's Food Supply
February 16, 2017 | ArticleThe 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 Mars
October 06, 2016 | ArticleSimulated "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 Vault
September 23, 2016 | ReferenceThe 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)
January 15, 2016 | ArticleCereals 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 Superbugs
November 30, 2015 | ArticleA 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 Cube
September 24, 2015 | ArticleThe 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?
August 19, 2015 | ArticleAlthough genetically modified organisms (GMOs) themselves don't appear to have ill effects on human health, some researchers argue that the herbicides used on these crops are an overlooked health threat.
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