Agriculture

A Yale study focused on how photosynthesis works in the common weed purslane puts us closer to engineering crops resistant to climate change.

Through the largest analysis of commercial cannabis flower yet, Colorado researchers have found that the current labeling system falls short.

Alt-meat startup MyForest Food has opened a new vertical mushroom farm in New York.

Most U.S. adults aren’t ready to put insects on their plates but are much more willing to consume meat from livestock that are fed bugs.

Could autonomous tractors, drones, and seed-planters fill the growing labor shortage in the agricultural industry?

A new artificial photosynthesis technique could boost crop yields on existing farms or allow us to grow plants in new locations — like space.

The Gene Ranking Artificial Intelligence Network (GRAIN) identifies genes that act at a fundamental level in crop metabolism.

An underwater garden off the coast of Italy is introducing the world to a new type of sustainable agriculture.

A new gene-edited wheat contains 90% less of a compound that can turn into acrylamide — a likely carcinogen — when the crop is cooked.

This marks a historic moment in humanity’s relationship to the planet.