Agriculture

A new book considers how past innovations transformed our food systems.

Will fears of climate change cause Great Britain to loosen its restrictions on genetically edited crops?

Blasting grapevines into space could help the wine industry survive climate change.

Hunger, profits, and Atoms For Peace have driven attempts to alter crops with radiation, chemicals, and genetic manipulation.

Could a new chemical test that quantifies off flavors transform the chocolate industry?

We’re more than a decade into the alt-protein revolution. Will meatless beef ever replace the real thing?

These artists are prototyping alternative culinary futures to inspire food production that is more just, biodiverse, and beautiful.

The race is on to bioengineer carbon-neutral, recyclable, biodegradable, and affordable materials.

Big indoor farms are attracting big investments. But transforming agriculture might depend on putting nanofarms everywhere — maybe even in your home.

Manufactured meat may be safer and better — but first, producers need to get rid of the icky ingredients.

What if your steak came from the greenhouse instead of the slaughterhouse?

Can sequencing a vineyard’s microbiome make it possible to reverse engineer a fine wine?

Four big ideas about where food is heading.

Gene editing will make plants hardier and healthier. Hopefully people won’t freak out.

A new book argues that technology and environmentalism clash. But that’s not a useful way to think about the future.