After a year dominated by the war in Ukraine and backsliding on green commitments, the Egypt-hosted COP27 summit is the year’s last chance to bring climate change back to the
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In a year devastated by locust plagues, the COVID-19 pandemic, and massive flooding that displaced over a hundred thousand people and left nearly 200 dead, Kenyans have to take their
Europe’s quest to confront climate change and achieve carbon neutrality is being undermined by “Big Ag”? That’s not my claim. It’s the latest in a series of attacks on those
Declining wild bee populations translate directly into decreased crop yields, according to a new study published last month in Proceedings of the Royal Society B (1). Five of the seven
The groundbreaking documentary Food Evolution offered the general public a science-based introduction to crop biotechnology, revealing how activists attack it and debunking some of the more pernicious myths about GMOs
European activists are putting lives at risk in East Africa, turning a plague of insects into a real prospect of widespread famine. The fast-breeding desert locust has invaded Kenya, Somalia
Engineered strains of bacteria could help protect honeybees by producing RNA that targets deadly mites and the dangerous viruses they carry. The modified bacteria increased the chance of survival by
Over 70 scientists from around the world have banded together to release an urgent call to action to reverse rapidly declining insect numbers (1). In a letter published on 6
There is now scientific consensus that pesticides cause cancer among farmers. This conclusion has been confirmed by the courts insofar as one type of cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, has been classified
German chemical giant Bayer said on Wednesday it is preparing to sell additional assets as it seeks to win European Union antitrust approval for its €50 billion-plus takeover bid for