Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.

A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.

Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.

The device, which uses electricity to boost hormone production in the stomach, could help to ease nausea and counteract appetite loss.

Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.

J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.

Fortifying foods with new polymer particles containing vitamin A could promote better vision and health for millions of people.

J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.

A new study maps the genes and cellular pathways that contribute to exercise-induced weight loss.

MIT scientists have discovered a population of neurons that light up whenever we see images of food.