Buy a banana and it will almost certainly be descended from one plant grown at an English stately home. But now we face losing one of the world’s most-loved fruits. Sitting in picture-... Read more
Panama disease is causing significant damage in banana cultivation in Southeast Asia. Together with a number of partners, scientists from Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre) hav... Read more
There has been a lot of press, both positive and negative, about a recent United Nations report in which scientists recommended that we start eating insects to fight world hunger. But the ot... Read more
Attention, steak eaters: We are nearing a livestock crisis. With the planet expected to add another 2 billion people by 2050, it will be more difficult and more expensive than ever to keep e... Read more
Bio-electricity from plants could produce as much as 3.2 Watt per square metre of plant growth An unexpected source of new, clean energy has been found: the Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell that ca... Read more
No more dry veggie burgers! While we wait for test-tube meat, scientists are closer than ever to creating a vegetable product that actually mimics the taste and feel of chewing a juicy steak... Read more