Long-term research plots have shown increases in wheat yield from controlling weeds and disease. Gains from plowing fallow fields were exceeded by the advent of chemical herbicides and fungicides.
Between 2000 and 2010, household spraying and insecticide-treated bednets prevented the deaths from malaria of an estimated 831,100 children in 43 countries, according to a recent model—almost 230 a day. Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes threaten these gains.
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30 years later in Romania: What happened to the babies deprived of human contact? 
Is tilapia a human-made freak that we should avoid — or an evolutionary rockstar? 
Evolution’s ‘great leap forward’: When did humans cross the intelligence rubicon? 
Embryos aren’t female by ‘default’ after all, study shows 
Viewpoint: Agribashing and the French media — Paper withdraws ‘fake news’ viral article claiming drinking water contains 200 ‘dangerous’ chemicals 
Gene-edited chickens could reduce the threat of bird flu spread and promote sustainability 
Why is it so difficult to find a treatment for Huntington’s Disease? 
Viewpoint: Iowa farmer explains support for state bill to restrict suits against manufacturers of glyphosate and other pesticides that follow federal guidelines 
Viewpoint: Why Greek organic-certified produce isn’t necessarily better or healthier than conventional food 
Viewpoint: The organic food industry is a $180 billion marketing fraud 
