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Rising global temperatures will dampen the world’s capacity to produce food from most staple crops – even after accounting for adaptation, according to new Human Climate Horizons data.

Discover how a novel acceleration technique allows for the creation of transgenic and gene-edited crops without tissue culture.

Discover how particles from space can help researchers recreate Arctic ice conditions over the past 30,000 years.

Discover how researchers developed a battery that still functions after being punctured, exposed to flame and submerged in water.

Discover the results of the first taste test of mealworm-fortified foods in the Mediterranean area, with insect brownies and dairy products being well-received.

Ongoing peanut patch treatment helps toddlers develop lasting tolerance while remaining safe, offering hope for families managing peanut allergies.

Discover how scientists discovered PFAS in the bodies of sea otters in British Columbia, with otters near cities carrying triple the toxic load of more remote animals.

Researchers have taken a major step toward understanding how certain plants can thrive without chemically produced nitrogen. A breakthrough that could eventually reduce the need for artificial fertilizers in crops such as wheat, maize, and rice.

Discover how even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao harvests.

Discover how extended "flaws" or defects within ultra-thin materials could give rise to next-generation nanomaterials with unique new properties.