1. Lithium Ion Batteries Yep. The world’s most efficient batteries on the market were developed from a genetically modified virus. Photo: Flickr/cliff1066 2. Papaya In

The preliminary results from the latest Agriculture Census have been released! Taken every 5 years, the census measures everything from farm size to crop diversity.

Hiked food prices may not only affect your wallets—they can also affect your blood. According to a new statistical analysis by the United States Department

On Monday, India’s Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram reported that this fiscal year, India’s agricultural GDP should increase by 4.6%. During an Interim Budget speech

A spoonful of sugar could do a lot more than just help the medicine go down. Researcher Y.H. Percival Zhang and others at Virginia Tech have

This infographic was made by Todd Reubold and originally published on Ensia. You can follow Todd on twitter @treubold.     FEATURED PHOTO: Chelsea Gomez/Flickr

By: David Doody, editor of Ensia. This post originally appeared on Ensia. The debate around genetically engineered crops and organic farming usually begins well beyond

The recently passed Farm Bill is 950-pages. Who has time to read that? We have the main points for you. 1. Direct payments to farmers

The internet isn’t a privilege, it’s a right! Well, maybe we won’t go that far. But, the government does want high-speed internet for all. The

In January, several news sources got their hands on a leaked UN Climate Change report from theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. The general

Here’s an infographic from the FAO that gives you a better idea of how much food, fuel and materials we’re consuming, wasting and reusing every

By: Mary Catherine O’Connor,  independent journalist. This post originally appeared on Ensia. Around the world, one-third of the food produced for human consumption is not