Watch: What Would Happen If All Spiders Were to Suddenly Disappear

Watch: What Would Happen If All Spiders Were to Suddenly Disappear

Getting rid of all the spiders in the world would spell “doom” for the human race

CO2 Pollution Expected to Make Some Foods Less Nutritious

CO2 Pollution Expected to Make Some Foods Less Nutritious

Chances are this will impact on global food security, researchers say

Watch: What Would Happen If Bees Were to Go Extinct

Watch: What Would Happen If Bees Were to Go Extinct

Spoiler alert: it would be bad, utterly, completely and irrevocably bad

Traces of Dozens of Toxic Chemicals Found in Pollen Collected by Bees

Traces of Dozens of Toxic Chemicals Found in Pollen Collected by Bees

Greenpeace warns these chemicals are a threat to Europe's bee population

Solar Farms Can Double as Crop Gardens, Researchers Say

Solar Farms Can Double as Crop Gardens, Researchers Say

These crops could help support the biofuel industry, new study argues

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 1st, 2014
Photosynthetic Activity in the US Midwest Highest in the World

Photosynthetic Activity in the US Midwest Highest in the World

These values were recorded during the growing season

Marijuana Farmer Busted After Giving a YouTube Tour of His Crops

Marijuana Farmer Busted After Giving a YouTube Tour of His Crops

The 46-year-old says he is growing marijuana because he has terminal cancer

8 Million Acres of China's Farmlands Are Too Polluted to Grow Crops <em>Reuters</em>

8 Million Acres of China's Farmlands Are Too Polluted to Grow Crops Reuters

High officials promise they are working to solve the problem

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 18th, 2013
Fate of Former Soviet Croplands Still Undecided

Fate of Former Soviet Croplands Still Undecided

The only two options are protecting the environment or feeding people

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 2nd, 2013
Bee-Harming Pesticides Ban Comes into Effect in the EU

Bee-Harming Pesticides Ban Comes into Effect in the EU

Starting December 1, farmers can no longer use three neonicotinoids to spray their crops

Five Elephants Killed in Indonesia's Aceh Province in Just Six Weeks' Time

Five Elephants Killed in Indonesia's Aceh Province in Just Six Weeks' Time

Two of the elephants were orphaned calves, police officials say

Bad Weather Brings People in the UK Ugly Christmas Veggies

Bad Weather Brings People in the UK Ugly Christmas Veggies

Poor growing conditions have damaged crops nationwide, supermarkets become more lenient

Americans Eat Whopping Amounts of GE Food

Americans Eat Whopping Amounts of GE Food

On average, people in America feast on 193 pounds (87.5 kg) of “frankenfoods” per year

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 29th, 2012
Free Satellite Maps Help US Farmers Improve Their Crop Yields

Free Satellite Maps Help US Farmers Improve Their Crop Yields

The datasets are provided by a series of federal agencies

Asian Food Security to Be Compromised Within 10 Years

Asian Food Security to Be Compromised Within 10 Years

The phenomenon will have global repercussions, and we need to be ready

European Wild Bees Are Worth €22 Billion Per Year

European Wild Bees Are Worth €22 Billion Per Year

Crops rely heavily on these insects in order to get pollinated, yield the best of harvests

Concerns Now Raised About Decline in Global Pollinators Population

Concerns Now Raised About Decline in Global Pollinators Population

Both natural ecosystems and agriculture stand to be affected, argues new study

 
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