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Category: How do we feed people now and in the future?

How do we make farming more sustainable? What does sustainable even mean? What kinds of farming do researchers study and what are the improvements?
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Growing plants with colored light changes their nutrient content

Posted on January 23, 2017June 25, 2025 by Gina Misra

Plants have five basic needs – food, water, air, light, and space. Outdoors, plants get everything they need from nature and some…

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    People power in Kenya greatly improves local fisheries

    Posted on November 17, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Harnessing ‘people power’ to manage fisheries in the developing world has significantly benefited local communities and coral…

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      Decline in Fish Stocks at Puget Sound Hurts Diving Birds

      Posted on October 18, 2014June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Birds that dive for fish while wintering in the Salish Sea, located between British Columbia and Washington, are more likely to be in…

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