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How Drought and War Are Really Affecting the Global Food Supply

The images are apocalyptic. Pleasure boats marooned in dried-up European rivers. Norwegian reservoirs too low to drive...

The Long, Leguminous Quest to Give Crops Nitrogen Superpowers

If crops could feel envy, it’d be for legumes. Bean plants have a superpower. Or more accurately,...

‘Green gold’: Spanish farmers ditch olives for pistachios in bid to survive

They’re calling it green gold, the cash crop that could rescue one of Spain’s poorest regions from decline and...

How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Food and Agriculture

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Inflation Reduction...

Extreme Heat Is Becoming More Dangerous for Farmworkers

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the fertile...

Climate Change Breaks Plant Immune Systems. Can They Be Rebooted?

As weeds go, Arabidopsis thaliana is a rather charming specimen. On a spring day, you might see it...

Scientists Are Trying to Grow Crops in the Dark

We have a lot to thank photosynthesis for. Our entire existence, for a start. About 3 billion...

A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Hiking through...

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