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The Future is CRISPR

Alison Van Eenennaam, a professor at the University of California, Davis, has a few very... (more)

Roberta Staley
September 26, 2023
To Reverse a Troubling Trend, Farmers Are Adding Rocks to Their Fields

Chris Rauch was strolling past booths at the annual ag show in Spokane last summer... (more)

Ann Leslie Davis
September 25, 2023
States Want to Put More Local Food on School Lunch Trays. What...

In Utah, kids moving through the school cafeteria line at lunchtime can come across the... (more)

Lena Beck
September 22, 2023
Opinion: The EATS Act Threatens Animal Welfare and Public Health While Protecting...

For too long, the pork industry has been permitted to inflict what amounts to criminal... (more)

Crystal Heath
September 19, 2023
These Dogs are in Crisis. Who Looks After the Guardians?

On the last Tuesday of August, a vehicle pulled into Providence Farm in McLeansville, North... (more)

Lena Beck
September 18, 2023
The American Chestnut Tree is Coming Back. Who is It For?

When Neil Patterson Jr. was about 7 or 8 years old, he saw a painting... (more)

Maya L. Kapoor, Grist
September 15, 2023
How Our Network of Roadways Has Altered the Natural World

Less than one percent of the US is covered in pavement. Although it may feel... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
September 15, 2023
Does the Future of Textiles Include Fermented Fashion?

Kombucha is widely consumed as a fermented, effervescent tea. But some people in the world... (more)

Lena Beck
September 12, 2023
In Fire-Stricken Maui, Sustainable Land Management Is Key

Surveying the aftermath of the Kula Upcountry Fire—one of three devastating wildfires that raged across... (more)

Naoki Nitta
September 7, 2023
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