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Covid-19 pandemic risks worst global food crisis in decades

The covid-19 pandemic’s impact on hunger around the world could be worse than when food prices spiked calamitously in 2007 and 2008, a leading food security expert warns

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Farming and art arose in New Guinea at same time as Europe and Asia

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Plants sprouted from seeds stored for decades in a disused Arctic mine

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Plants sprouted from seeds stored for decades in a disused Arctic mine

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Svalbard doomsday vault gets first big seed deposit since upgrade

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Svalbard doomsday vault gets first big seed deposit since upgrade

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Environment

Cultured meat needs a lot more government backing – for all our sakes

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Lab-grown meat will be on your plate soon. It won't be what you expect

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The Mammillaria spinosissima cactus has been found to emit sounds when stressed

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Recordings reveal that plants make ultrasonic squeals when stressed

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Bali's stunning rice terraces offer clues to sustainable water use

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Bali's stunning rice terraces offer clues to sustainable water use

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Climate change could trigger huge drops in food production by 2100

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Climate change could trigger huge drops in food production by 2100

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Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths

Genetically modified golden rice finally seems set for approval where it is needed to address vitamin A deficiency, but anti-scientific misinformation campaigns continue, says Michael Le Page

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Brexit ideas of UK food self-sufficiency are just pipe dreams

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Life

Farmed bees are mating with native bees - and that could endanger them

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There is an answer to the world's deadliest human-elephant conflict

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Real time badger tracking shows culling could increase spread of TB

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