Column: What we need to do to prevent food shortages on a global scale
In the coming decades, we’ll need to produce a lot more food or expect to see shortages on a global scale.
5 ways drones could change the way America eats
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade group, says agriculture could account for 80 percent of all commercial drone use, once government regulations allow it.
How one tick bite can lead to a life-threatening meat allergy
One night in the summer of 2009, Jeremy Spittle emerged from a hot tub covered in hives that itched “four times more than poison ivy.” For months, his skin broke out like this every few days. The only thing that…
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Where’s the beef? Uncovering the ancient paleolithic diet in modern cultures
The September issue of National Geographic examines the Paleo Diet as a way to feed the planet's future generations — and offers a more complete look at what our ancestors really ate. Science writer Ann Gibbons joins Hari Sreenivasan to…
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