The race to create super-crops
Jonathan Lynch likes to look beneath the surface. In his quest to breed better crops, the plant physiologist spends a lot of time digging up [...]
Automated farming: good news for food security, bad news for job security?
Around the world, but especially in the developing world, food and farming systems continue to rely on 20th century technology. But this is changing. The [...]
University of Copenhagen have discovered reverse photosynthesis
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a natural process they describe as reverse photosynthesis. In the process, the energy in solar rays breaks [...]
Radio rhinos: Scientists tag coconut rhinoceros beetles
Coconut rhinoceros beetles were first discovered on Guam in 2007. Adults kill palms when they bore into crowns to feed on sap. Rhino beetle larvae [...]
Asian nations get sweet on soda taxes
Some of Asia’s biggest soda-guzzling nations are preparing to impose taxes on fizzy drinks, following similar moves in France, certain US states and Mexico. The [...]
Cover Crops, a Farming Revolution With Deep Roots in the Past
When Mark Anson came home with his hair on fire after a seminar on the seemingly soporific topic of soil health, his younger brother, Doug, [...]