Invasive Pears Are Becoming A Problem
Yes, pears. And you can’t even eat these ones.
Wait a Second. Plants Can Sneeze?
The inner life of plants—their communication, their responses to stimuli—are just, you know, so fun.
In Panic Mode, Bayer-Monsanto Announces $5.6 Billion for New Weed Control
Things are going very, very bad for Monsanto—and its newish parent company, Bayer—over the past year.
The Cranberry Caucus Is Insanely Powerful
You may not know that there is such a thing as the Congressional Cranberry Caucus.
Coke’s Milk Product Fairlife Faces Lawsuits, Boycotts After Animal Abuse Video
Early in June, the activist group Animal Recovery Mission released a video.
The USDA’s Scientific Department Has Unionized. Will the USDA Care?
Last August, USDA chief Sonny Perdue proposed moving the Economic Research Service—the USDA’s science arm—out of Washington.
FDA Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Food. What Exactly Are They?
The FDA announced, after a leak, that it found certain chemicals, known as PFAS, in a few foods.
Dear Scientists: Please Make a Version of Stevia That Isn’t Gross
Stevia is an amazing, curious plant.
This Guy Drives Around the Country Selling Georgia Peaches Out of a Truck
The peach is one of the world’s greatest fruits.
