Farming
Pocket Gophers May Be the First Non-Human Mammal to 'Farm'
The rodents don't plant, of course, but they do tend to roots in their tunnels that they then eat
Eight Superfoods That Could Future-Proof Our Diet
These climate-resilient crops could find more prominent placement on our plates in the next few decades
Is Seaweed the Next Big Alternative to Meat?
From kelp burgers to bacon of the sea, sustainable food entrepreneurs are innovating to charm hungry omnivores
When Did Humans Domesticate the Horse?
Only recently have scientists discovered exactly when and where the animal went from wild to tame
Scientists Prove That Plants Can Grow in Soil From the Moon
The experiment is a milestone in the path to helping humans one day experience extended stays on the lunar surface
Construction Workers Uncover Massive 800-Year-Old Aztec Dwelling in Mexico City
The accidental discovery has a long, layered history
More Than 50 Billion Tons of Topsoil Have Eroded in the Midwest
The estimate of annual loss is nearly double the rate of erosion the USDA considers sustainable
Unleash Your Inner Cowboy on These Dude Ranch Vacations
Fans of 'Yellowstone,' live out your ranching dreams, even if for just a few days
In California, the Search for the Ultimate Wild Fig Heats Up
A booming market has specimen hunters tracking down rare new varieties of the ancient fruit
How Iceland's Herring Girls Helped Bring Equality to the Island Nation
Between the 1910s and 1960s, thousands of young women formed the backbone of the country's thriving fishing industry
How Campbell Soup Turned New Jersey Into a Tomato-Growing State
The canned food company's tomato breeding program was responsible for developing several important varieties
The Little 'Puffer' That Could, and Did, Change an Industry
The Huff-Daland Duster ushered in the era of agriculture aviation
New Research Reveals Surprising Origins of Millennia-Old Mummies Found in China
Once thought to be migrants from West Asia, the deceased were actually direct descendants of a local Ice Age population, DNA analysis suggests
Researchers Potty Trained Young Cows, a Promising Measure to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
One cow pees up to eight gallons a day; training them is easy, and capturing and treating the waste could make a difference
Australian Farmer Expresses Grief With 'Sheep Art' Heart
The sheepherder couldn't attend his aunt's funeral, so he made her a huge heart out of hundreds of sheep—and captured it all from above using drone footage
Human Remains From the Chilean Desert Reveal Its First Farmers Fought to the Death
Three thousand years ago desert dwellers fatally stabbed and bashed each other, possibly due to diminishing resources
Researchers Transfer a Human Protein Into Plants to Supersize Them
While a promising route to boosting crop yields, experts say more work needs to be done to understand why the tweak works
Why British Archaeologists Are Battling With the Turkish Government Over Seeds
The ancient plants at the heart of the conflict are essential to science—and might hold clues to new superfoods
New Animal Welfare Law Could Drive Up Pork Prices in California—and Nationwide
In 2018, Californians overwhelmingly supported Proposition 12, an initiative designed to create humane conditions for farm animals
New Study Shows Climate Change May Increase the Spread of Plant Pathogens
Models suggest that higher latitude crops will experience higher infection rates and a greater number of threats
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