These countries have reached ‘peak meat’
Above $40,000 GDP per capita, several countries seem to make a voluntary shift away from meat, a new analysis finds.
These countries have reached ‘peak meat’
Food & Agriculture Stories
A surprising win-win: Intensive vanilla farming and biodiversity conservation
A surprising win-win: Intensive vanilla farming and biodiversity conservation
Vanilla farms help boost the number of species found on land previously cleared for agriculture in Madagascar, scientists find.
An inspired type of armor for microbes could reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
An inspired type of armor for microbes could reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
Drawing on technology that protects drugs as they pass through the human body, scientists have found a way to seal nitrogen-fixing bacteria so that it can withstand high temperatures and humidity for months.
If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.
If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.
A photo essay on the rise of edible packaging
The unrealized potential of seaweed farming to clean up agricultural pollution
The unrealized potential of seaweed farming to clean up agricultural pollution
A research team calculated how strategically-planted beds of seaweed could help to clean up one of the world’s most polluted coastal environments, the Gulf of Mexico
Until now, no one has mapped global fertilizer emissions—from manufacturing to runoff
Until now, no one has mapped global fertilizer emissions—from manufacturing to runoff
Seeing the whole picture like this not only shows that most emissions occur directly on farms, it also points the way to huge tech-ready interventions.
Material scientists set out to beat plastic packaging on three fronts. They succeeded.
Material scientists set out to beat plastic packaging on three fronts. They succeeded.
They've brewed up a plastic alternative that is transparent, nonabsorbent (i.e., won’t get soggy) and disappears in two months—and for a bonus, it’s edible.
An overlooked opportunity for kelp farms to double as pollution cleanup sites
An overlooked opportunity for kelp farms to double as pollution cleanup sites
Macroalgae get a lot of attention for absorbing carbon. But a new study shows that select species are better at cleaning up nitrogen than carbon.
Researchers dig deep into the huge potential value of industrial food waste
Researchers dig deep into the huge potential value of industrial food waste
Starch-heavy foods such as popcorn and old pizza can be used to make bioplastics and high fiber wastes like tomato peels and eggshells are excellent fillers for tires and other rubber products
