As bee population numbers plummet with climate change, 'winners' and 'losers' emerge
Different bees cope with heat and land use changes in their own ways
Soap bubbles are better than robotic drones for pollination
But there's no ecological substitute for real bees
We could soon be harvesting anti-viral antibodies from tobacco plants
"Plantibodies" represent a new avenue for treatments against fast moving viruses like influenza or coronavirus
To fight agricultural pests, scientists try spray-on plant vaccines
RNA interference can be used to protect food crops and improve plants' health, no genetic engineering required
Conquistadors brought disease to the pumpkins and squash of the Americas
Cucumber disease, brought by invaders, jumped to native agriculture
Organic food is booming, but it's grinding field laborers into the dirt
The well-being of organic farmworkers is falling to the wayside as we rapidly increase our consumption of these premium products
Robyn Metcalfe hits dead ends in her quest to rethink agriculture
"Food Routes" offers a futuristic vision, but only for a subset of the planet
Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide – and that’s not good
Reduced agrobiodiversity threatens the stability of our whole food system
Mark Lynas on the complexity of disagreeing on GMOs
'I try to take people at face value in terms of what their objections are, and to not ascribe them with ill-intent'
The art of publicly changing your mind on GMOs
'Seeds of Science' makes a persuasive case for GM technology by a man who used to oppose it
Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions
It's not if your food was modified that matters. It's how
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma