- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 16th, 2014
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
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2014
CO2 Pollution Expected to Make Some Foods Less Nutritious
Chances are this will impact on global food security, researchers say
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 1st, 2014
Watch: What Would Happen If Bees Were to Go Extinct
Spoiler alert: it would be bad, utterly, completely and irrevocably bad
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 16th, 2014
Traces of Dozens of Toxic Chemicals Found in Pollen Collected by Bees
Greenpeace warns these chemicals are a threat to Europe's bee population
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 10th, 2014
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
These values were recorded during the growing season
- Oddiverse
- By Alexandra Botezatu
- January 15th, 2014
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
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 30th, 2013
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
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
Starting December 1, farmers can no longer use three neonicotinoids to spray their crops
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 15th, 2013
Five Elephants Killed in Indonesia's Aceh Province in Just Six Weeks' Time
Two of the elephants were orphaned calves, police officials say
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 3rd, 2012
Bad Weather Brings People in the UK Ugly Christmas Veggies
Poor growing conditions have damaged crops nationwide, supermarkets become more lenient
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 17th, 2012
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
The datasets are provided by a series of federal agencies
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
Asian Food Security to Be Compromised Within 10 Years
The phenomenon will have global repercussions, and we need to be ready
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2012
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
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 5th, 2012
Concerns Now Raised About Decline in Global Pollinators Population
Both natural ecosystems and agriculture stand to be affected, argues new study