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Why I'm O.K. with 'Pink Slime' in Ground Beef

A closer look at a food fight over a beef byproduct that is centered on fear, not facts.

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Study Points to Roles for Industry and Organics in Agriculture

A new analysis finds higher yields from industrial-style agriculture, but a role for organic farming in certain circumstances.

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From Bark to Bottle – a Cork Story

Students chronicle efforts to sustain the age-old use of cork to seal wine bottles and thus sustain the forest source of this versatile material.

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Something to Cluck About – A Bill Endorsed by Egg Producers and Animal...

Animal welfare campaigners and egg producers embrace Senate legislation aiding hens.

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Food Prize for Pioneer in Drip-by-Drip Farming Efficiency

The man who greened dry regions through efficient irrigation gets a big prize.

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Shark Fin Soup Off Menu at China's Official Banquets

China says it will ban shark fin soup at official banquets.

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Genetic Study Finds Bullfrog Trade is Prime Pathway For Devastating Amphibian...

A new study shows the prime role of the bullfrog trade in spreading a deadly amphibian disease.

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A Song Tries to Go Beyond the 'OMG' Reaction to GMOs

A young communicator uses song and graphics to deconstruct the fight over GMO foods.

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Lionfish for Lunch, But Also Here For the Long Haul

A marine conservationist describes efforts to control a lionfish invasion by catching and eating the invaders.

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Single-Study Syndrome and the G.M.O. Food Fight

Scientists raise many questions about a new study finding health problems in rats fed genetically modified corn, but it is widely promoted nonetheless.

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Group Promoting Rat Study of Engineered Corn Forced Coverage Rush

An expert journalism and science journals strongly criticizes a group rolling out contentious research on GMO corn.

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A Coffee Seller Seeks to Cut Hunger Among Coffee Growers

A coffee company seeks ways to get the hunger out of its supply chain.

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Six French Science Academies Dismiss Study Finding GM Corn Harmed Rats

France's science academies slam a much-touted, and contended, study finding GM corn harmed rats.

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California Votes No on 37: Flawed Proposition on Food Labeling

A California initiative aimed at labeling some genetically engineered foods is defeated, but a discussion of transparency is begun.

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Scientists See Promise for People and Nature in 'Peak Farmland'

A new analysis sees good news for nature and humans in the looming prospect of "peak farmland."

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Bluefin Tuna Sold for Record $1.76 Million in Tokyo 'Auction'*

The next update on the status of coveted Pacific bluefin tuna is nigh.

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New Shade of Green: Stark Shift for Onetime Foe of Genetic Engineering in Crops

A onetime leader of the anti-GMO movement now embraces that technology as a planet saver.

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Sustainable Seafood – Seas Optional

Fisheries experts discuss ways to sustain seafood harvests as human numbers and appetites surge.

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‘Harvesting the Biosphere’– Bill Gates on Vaclav Smil

Bill Gates explores a new book by Vaclav Smil tallying the growing human demands on the biosphere.

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Can Genetic Engineering Save the Orange, and Vice Versa?

An orange grower's wise and promising search for a gene that can save citrus from a spreading scourge.

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