Agriculture and environment

Science magazine cover, 2/3/2023. From the magazine website.

SCIENCE: The Near East is the origin of the oldest vine in the world

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An international study published in the journal Science, in which researchers from several institutions in Israel also participated, sheds light on the origin of the grape for food and wine, and proves that the grape was simultaneously domesticated in the Levant and secondarily in the South Caucasus
soybean field Source: United Soybean Board.

How much food are we losing, and how can we feed all of humanity over time 

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The system was designed according to the biomimicry methodology. In fact every functional aspect of the system was designed inspired by another organism. For example, the water storage component of the system was developed inspired by plants living in dry habitats, such as drought-resistant succulents, such as the crystalline ice plant seen in the photo. Photography: Leo-setä.

A biomimetic system for harvesting, storing, and distributing water

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Illustration: pixabay.

Chili pepper for elephant protection

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Illustration: pixabay.

The seed of disaster

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The pecan orchard of Kibbutz Tsara, with cover crops. Reduction in spraying of about 99 percent. Photo: Gil Eshel.

The surprising way to reduce pesticides

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Drying tobacco plants. Photography: Shinya Suzuki.

The harms of tobacco

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Graffiti in New York against genetically modified food. Photo: hikinghillman / flickr.

Don't be afraid, it's just genetically modified food

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14,000 year old wild pea seeds; The "ancestral mother" of the modern Pole.

The search for the wild pea

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Insects are less efficient pollinators than bees, but they compensate for this disadvantage by visiting each flower more frequently. Photo: shutterstock

Not on the bee alone

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