Agriculture

Mori’s silk protein coating for food promises to also reduce the global waste stream and cut down on plastic packaging.

Insect-based foods, fuels, fertilizers, and antimicrobials will be a part of our future, like it or not.

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.