Red meat cuts can benefit the climate and your lifespan

"...cobenefits for human and planetary health... can be achieved by making simple partial substitutions of red and processed meat..."

Keila DePape-McGill • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~5 min

The true cost of food is far higher than what you spend at the checkout counter

A new UN report finds that the true global cost of producing food is $12.7 trillion more than consumers pay at the checkout counter. We pay those uncounted costs in other ways.

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 ~10 min


Algae could be key for better plant-based foods

Lots of plant-based foods have the flavor right but the texture wrong. New research finds that algae could help improve the "mouthfeel."

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~7 min

What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure

Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.

Chelsea Fisher, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina • conversation
Feb. 26, 2024 ~11 min

Potato discovery could lead to tastier, healthier chips and fries

A new discovery about cold-stored potatoes "has the potential to affect every single bag of potato chips around the world."

Matt Davenport-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 22, 2024 ~5 min

Potassium in our soil is running low, threatening global food security – new study proposes a way out

This key fertiliser ingredient is subject to sudden price spikes.

Peter Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Global Food Security, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
Feb. 19, 2024 ~8 min

Why sugar-free treats can give you gas

New research with mice may offer an answer as to why some people get gassy after sugar-free gum or candy.

Lisa Howard-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 15, 2024 ~6 min

Israeli siege has placed Gazans at risk of starvation − prewar policies made them vulnerable in the first place

Arable land has been destroyed, as have food production sites. But even before the current operation in Gaza, Palestinians there suffered high rates of food insecurity.

Yara M. Asi, Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida • conversation
Feb. 15, 2024 ~10 min


MIT researchers remotely map crops, field by field

The team used machine learning to analyze satellite and roadside images of areas where small farms predominate and agricultural data are sparse.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 15, 2024 ~8 min

Don’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security

Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.

Michael Mattioli, Professor of Law and Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow, Indiana University • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~4 min

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