How smarter greenhouses could improve the UK’s food security

Around 70% of the Britain’s 12,000 greenhouses are more than 40 years old. So there’s a huge opportunity for hi-tech horticulture to improve food security.

Sven Batke, Associate Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Reader in Plant Science, Edge Hill University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2025 ~7 min

Streamlining data collection for improved salmon population management

Assistant Professor Sara Beery is using automation to improve monitoring of migrating salmon in the Pacific Northwest.

Avery Plachcinski | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Feb. 6, 2025 ~13 min


Which Super Bowl snacks will cost you more this year?

An expert has some winning advice to help you craft the ultimate game day spread without breaking the bank.

Sara Diedrich - U. Missouri • futurity
Feb. 6, 2025 ~6 min

US Company Gives Over 18,000 Kilograms of Salmon to Food Bank

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 3, 2025 ~4 min

Five reasons why vertical farming is still the future, despite all the recent business failures

The world’s largest indoor vertical farm closed its doors in late 2024, capping a bad run for this fledgling sector.

Gail Taylor, Dean of Life Sciences, UCL • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 ~8 min

Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits

Maintaining a good diet is not cheap or straightforward, especially on a low income.

Danielle Krobath, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of South Carolina • conversation
Jan. 27, 2025 ~9 min

Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health

Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.

Angela Mattie, Professor of Management & Medical Sciences, Schools of Business & Medicine, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~8 min

FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history

Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out of foods and drugs.

Lorne J. Hofseth, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 ~6 min


Red Coloring Linked to Cancer Risk Banned in US Foods

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 22, 2025 ~4 min

We’re turning waste bread crusts into nutritious food with ancient Asian fermentation

We waste millions of tonnes of bread every year. New research shows how it could be turned into something delicious.

David Bryant, Senior Research Fellow & Synthetic Biologist, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 ~5 min

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