Agriculture & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earth’s land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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Challenging anti-GMO disinformation: Why genetically-tweaked crops offer bushels of benefits
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Viewpoint—GMOs and sustainability: Why buying organic foods is the least environmentally-sensitive food choice—without offering any health benefits
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Viewpoint: Greenpeace and poison: How environmental advocacy groups rely on compliant (and often ignorant) journalists to spread disinformation and spark litigation
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Viewpoint: When food myths go viral, farmers pay the price
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Viewpoint: Swine farmers are under attack for allegedly mistreating their animals. Here are the facts.
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Viewpoint: Scientists recently revised downward the likelihood of catastrophic global warming. Reassured? You shouldn’t be.
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Viewpoint: There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee—including many substances that can cause cancer. Why isn’t it banned?
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Viewpoint: RFK, Jr.’s FDA is on a screaming downward path—and why it may never recover
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Viewpoint: ‘Monsanto’ blues—Planned Netflix movie promises yet another round of anti-glyphosate disinformation
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UK gene-editing milestone: Livestock barley that increases ruminant value and reduces methane emissions is first-approved CRISPR crop
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Viewpoint: Indian PM wants farmers to switch to 50% organic. It would take at least 10 years, likely won’t work, and isn’t more sustainable
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Viewpoint: Why the retracted Monsanto glyphosate study doesn’t change the science—the world’s most popular herbicide is safe
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Viewpoint: ‘Safer for children?’ Stonyfield yogurt under fire for deceptive organic marketing
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Viewpoint: RFK Jr. recommends replacing ‘poisonous’ seed oils with beef tallow. The American Heart Association says that could eventually kill you.
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Seeds of power: China turns to genetic engineering to become global superpower
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Science Disinformation Gap: The transatlantic battle over social media and censorship
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Viewpoint: Misinformation infodemic? Why assessing evidence is so challenging
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