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Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
archaeology

Soil and Satellites Are Telling a New Story About Ancient Civilizations in the Amazon

With new technologies, scientists are looking for clues in manmade “terra preta.”
Katarina Zimmer March 20, 2018
The entrance to the now iconic Seed Vault at dusk, with its illuminated artwork over the door.
news

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault Awaits Its Millionth Crop Deposit

Bambara groundnuts, black-eyed peas, and Estonian onion potato seeds are headed to the bank.
Natasha Frost February 26, 2018
Date shakes from Hadley Fruit Orchards.
Gastro Obscura

Palm Springs Date Shakes

The prosperous Southern California date industry produces delicious milkshakes.
Wild poinsettia in Thailand.
christmas

Wild Poinsettias Can Grow Eight Feet Tall

A diplomat, a scientist, and a farmer tamed the blazing red plant into a commercial juggernaut.
Sarah Laskow December 21, 2017
One of Full Grown's protoype chairs.
forests

A Forest of Furniture Is Growing in England

A decade-long plan is finally approaching fruition.
Sarah Laskow December 13, 2017
The gates of the former Bassett POW Camp.
Joiner, Arkansas

Bassett POW Camp

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.
These apples all have the same parents.
genetics

Every Apple You Eat Took Years and Years to Make

"Feel free to spit."
Sarah Laskow October 20, 2017
The theatre.
Sax, Spain

Colony of Santa Eulalia

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.
A drone flying over the Hands Free Hectare.
nature

From Seed to Harvest, This Field of Barley Was Grown Without Human Intervention

Programmed tractors, autonomous drones, and the future of farming.
Vittoria Traverso October 2, 2017
These people have presumably eaten too much darnel.
food

Wheat's Evil Twin Has Been Intoxicating Humans For Centuries

Darnel is poisonous, but in small enough doses can give food a special kick.
Sarah Laskow March 22, 2016
One of the grander uses of a pineapple motif, at Dunmore House in Scotland.
architecture

The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple

Cale Weissman November 14, 2022
Enterprise, Alabama

Boll Weevil Monument

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.