The best and worst meat replacements for your health, your wallet and the planet – new research

Beans are best all round, followed by veggie burgers and lab-grown beef.

Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher on Environment and Health, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 ~7 min

Meat has a distinct taste, texture and aroma − a biochemist explains how plant-based alternatives mimic the real thing

Whether your holiday table has turkey or Tofurky this year, you’re consuming a combination of proteins, fats and water.

Julie Pollock, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond • conversation
Nov. 25, 2024 ~9 min


Advancing urban tree monitoring with AI-powered digital twins

The Tree-D Fusion system integrates generative AI and genus-conditioned algorithms to create precise simulation-ready models of 600,000 existing urban trees across North America.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 21, 2024 ~8 min

How to Keep Tropical Plants Through the Winter

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 18, 2024 ~5 min

How to make your poinsettias last through the holidays

An expert has tips for you to help you choose, care for, and keep poinsettias all holiday season long.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Nov. 14, 2024 ~8 min

‘Electro-agriculture’ could grow food without light

"This technology presents an opportunity to reinvent agriculture from the ground up."

Leah Shaffer - Washington University in St. Louis • futurity
Nov. 13, 2024 ~4 min

Autumn leaves are staying green for longer in Britain – here’s why

Plus, how trees can be tricked into ‘thinking’ it is another season.

Michael Lavelle, Senior Lecturer in Landscape Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Nov. 12, 2024 ~7 min

Cacti are surprisingly fragile – and five other intriguing facts about these spiky wonders

Cacti are more complex and mysterious than you might realise.

Jamie Thompson, Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading • conversation
Nov. 12, 2024 ~10 min


Making farming better for bees: can we breed crops that produce more nectar and pollen?

Our research shows this idea is likely to benefit bees more in summer than in spring.

Ciaran Harris, PhD Candidate in Pollinator Ecology, University of Sussex • conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has a practical mission – protecting seeds as a backup for seed banks around the world – but inspires strong cultural, political and artistic reactions.

Adriana Craciun, Professor of English and Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities, Boston University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2024 ~9 min

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