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How about them apples? Research orchards chart a fruit’s future
Scientists there are working on understanding the genetics that result in this bonanza of apple diversity, with the ultimate goal of improving the fruit in different ways — tastier, heartier, more disease-resistant and with longer shelf-life in the face of changing climates.
Can we hack DNA in plants to help fight climate change?
Using CRISPR genome editing on a few common crops, a team of plant and soil scientists seeks to vastly increase and speed up carbon storage to help fight climate change.
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What’s on the Thanksgiving table in a hotter, drier world?
Wild boar. Kelp salad. Crickets in your pie crust. These are just a few things that may end up on Thanksgiving menus as climate change takes its toll on the planet.
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How to save coffee from climate change
Increasing temperatures are making coffee harder to grow and less tasty. Coffee companies, governments, and farmers are working together to make a more resilient bean—but will it be enough?
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Biotechnology could change the cattle industry. Will it succeed?
Gene editing could help scientists produce cows that are meatier and better for the planet. But many hurdles remain.
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ensia.com
As the planet warms, unusual crops could become climate saviors
What role can lesser-known crops that thrive under adversity play in efforts to make our global food supply more resilient to climate change?
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Bill McKibben's new book "Falter" explores end of humanity
“Just as we had long taken for granted the stability of the planet, we have likewise taken for granted the stability of the human species.”
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