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

We Should All Just Stop Eating Fish from the High Seas, Researchers Urge

We Should All Just Stop Eating Fish from the High Seas, Researchers Urge

Not eating fish for several years would allow endangered species to make a comeback

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2014
NASA to Map 3.7 Billion Acres of Cropland Around the World

NASA to Map 3.7 Billion Acres of Cropland Around the World

Special software will be needed for such a monumental effort

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 29th, 2013
Locusts Plague Madagascar, Threaten Food Security

Locusts Plague Madagascar, Threaten Food Security

The UN estimates $41M (€32M) will have to be spent on dealing with the problem

18,704 Tonnes of Live Bluefin Tuna Traded, but Not Reported

18,704 Tonnes of Live Bluefin Tuna Traded, but Not Reported

The fish was traded via Panama between 2000 – 2010

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2012
Food Security Is Compromised by a Poor Understanding of Its Ecological Foundations

Food Security Is Compromised by a Poor Understanding of Its Ecological Foundations

World Food Day brings forth a new and troubling UN report on sustainability

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2012
Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Food Supplies

Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Food Supplies

Researchers embark on a massive study of highly-complex data

Sniffing Out the Source of Contaminated Food

Sniffing Out the Source of Contaminated Food

New, probability-based method developed in the US

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

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 6th, 2012
Groundwater Depletion Puts US Food Security in the Spotlight

Groundwater Depletion Puts US Food Security in the Spotlight

Too many aquifers are being pumped dry, scientists warn

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 15th, 2012
Milk Wasted in the UK Produces Massive GHG Emissions

Milk Wasted in the UK Produces Massive GHG Emissions

The pollution it causes is equivalent to that of 20,000 automobiles

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 14th, 2012
Plant Protein Study Could Lead to Improved Yields, Production

Plant Protein Study Could Lead to Improved Yields, Production

The discovery could also have applications in the fields of medicine

  • Energy
  • By Oana Grigoras
  • November 30th, 2011
Deadly E. Coli Bacteria Turned into Biofuel

Deadly E. Coli Bacteria Turned into Biofuel

Scientists let E. Coli play with switchgrass to obtain three kinds of biofuel

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 3rd, 2008
Climate Change Threatens Food Supply in the Pacific Region

Climate Change Threatens Food Supply in the Pacific Region

Millions of people could be left with less than the minimum they need