Agriculture

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.

Enset, a perennial banana-like fruit cultivated in southwestern Ethiopia, is an underexploited starch crop with significant potential.

Which countries and rivers emit the most plastic to the ocean? What does this mean for solutions to tackle plastic pollution?

A robot that automates a common technique for animal cloning has been used to produce a litter of pigs in China.

A pair of harvesting robots are picking raspberries in Portugal, demonstrating the ability of tech to help combat seasonal labor shortages.