Plants have a built-in "coping mechanism" — one that helps them better endure cold temperatures.
Read MoreScientists have discovered a new tool to add to their arsenal in treating and preventing a disease that has wreaked havoc on Florida’s coral reefs for years.
Read MoreSomeday, astronauts may be able to eat a steak made from plastic — or discarded potato peels — while floating far beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Read MoreThe latest U.N. climate change report identifies the role of climate warming in exposing millions of people worldwide to acute food insecurity. Some are looking to untapped solutions.
Read MoreAs the latest storm associated with a strong atmospheric river sweeps through California, already strained farmworkers across the state are bracing for yet another setback.
Read MoreFrom tracking disaster impacts, response and recovery for Black communities following a devastating tornado to providing food supplies to Latino farmers amid deadly wildfires, community-based organizations across the country are revising the inequitable relief narrative.
Read MoreAdministrative barriers are holding up social safety net funds like SNAP and WIC from reaching Americans in need, as expiring benefits threaten to send them over a nationwide "hunger cliff."
Read MoreOlder adults facing food insecurity, which is rising nationwide, are at higher risk of faster decline that can be an early mark of cognitive impairment.
Read More"You've got to pick if you can pay rent, or do you buy food? Do you buy food, or do you buy your heart medication, or your insulin?"
Read MoreThe agency will allocate more than $3.3 billion to localities around the U.S. for equitable disaster relief and resilience.
Read MoreMachine learning techniques can be successfully deployed to better identify food insecurity outbreaks across the world long before they take place.
Read MoreInvestment in agroforestry — an ancient land management method that integrates the growth of trees with crops or livestock — is emerging with renewed fervor across the U.S.
Read MoreAdvocates, analysts and policymakers are giving mixed reviews to the Biden administration's move to let states use Medicaid funds for food.
Read MoreFarmers of color are calling on lawmakers this Congress to invest in equitable land access for the next generation.
Read MoreClimate "doomism" — fatalistic messaging that nothing can be done to reverse climate change on a global scale — is easy to find on outlets like TikTok, where the baseless argument has gone viral in recent years.
Read MoreDeepening congressional division over federal funding for nutrition programs means those households can't count on relief in the coming farm bill.
Read MoreIt might not be obvious why the health of plants is a contributing factor to food shortages in developed countries. But there's a direct connection — when they're diseased, there's less food to go around, and food prices rise accordingly.
Read MoreIncreasingly hungry tribal nations are facing an uncertain future, as expanded food assistance benefits are about to run out and it's not clear whether they'll find a stable funding source for future aid.
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