Posts tagged with ‘Agriculture’

  • Scientists Developing Salt-Tolerant Rice

    By on January 24, 2012

    Scientists are developing a salt-resistant variety of rice, a move prompted, in part, by last year’s Japan tsunami, which...

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  • The Push for Federal GMO Labeling

    By on January 18, 2012

    The man behind the popular 2008 documentary Food, Inc. is out with a new project aimed at getting the...

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  • Is Civilization a Bad Idea?

    By on November 21, 2011

    We don’t want to ask the question: Is civilization good for you (or me)? Instead we want to ask:...

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  • Agriculture’s Role in Our Societies Not So Simple

    By on October 17, 2011

    The tidy picture of seemingly inevitable social “progress” following the appearance of domesticated plants is challenged by a study...

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