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Sustainability & Climate

The 'king of poisons' is building up in rice

A villager works in the rice field near the Chaohu Lake in the town of Huailin, Chaohu City in China.

Environment

Why chocolate is ridiculously expensive right now

A cocoa farmer dries cocoa beans in the village of Satikran near Abengourou, eastern Ivory Coast.

Sustainability & Climate

Mango farms where? Climate change is scrambling where the world's food is grown.

Six varieties of mangoes line the fields at PapaMango in Sicily.

Sustainability & Climate

A secret weapon in agriculture's climate fight: Ants

Closeup of an ant on an apple.

Sustainability & Climate

People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them?

In an aerial view, urban sprawl along SW 157 avenue is nestled next to protected wetlands and farmland on the fringes of Everglades National Park.

Food & Drink

The funky mold turning food waste into culinary delights

sautéed patty made of soy pulp inoculated with Neurospora intermedia fermented by Hill-Maini. The patty is joined by a cashew cream sauce, baked yams, and a tomato and cucumber salad.

Sustainability & Climate

How to sell an 'ugly' vegetable? Give it googly eyes.

An eggplant with googly eyes.

Environment

A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.

A LeftCoast worker pouring a bucket of discarded shells into a machine.

Environment

How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery bill

Grocery store prices in a New York store show apples and melons at high prices.

Food & Drink

Cicadas à la carte? Here's why it's so hard to get Americans to eat bugs

Grilled cicada skewers with some cicadas catching on fire on the grill during Cicadafest at Dr. Jim Duke's Green Farmacy Garden on May 22, 2021 in Fulton, Maryland.