Tag: Food security
In Egypt, where a meal isn’t complete without bread, war in...
Jessica Barnes, University of South Carolina
Russia’s war on Ukraine is disrupting global grain supplies. Restrictions on navigation in...
US Climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the...
Erica A.H. Smithwick, Penn State
When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I...
Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own...
Nancy Fresco, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Gardeners in Alaska know that it’s hard to grow big, juicy tomatoes here....
Nigeria’s food inflation: losers, winners and a possible solution
Zuhumnan Dapel, University of Dundee
Recent inflation numbers from Nigeria are creating serious concern over the rising cost of...
Farmers markets are growing their role as essential sources of healthy...
Edna Ledesma, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Alfonso Morales, University of Wisconsin-Madison
For many Americans, buying fresh local food at...
Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward...
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut and Marlene B. Schwartz, University of Connecticut
Food banks and pantries across the U.S....
A nutrition report card for Americans: Dark clouds, silver linings
Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University
Many of the latest findings on the American diet are not encouraging. Almost half of...
Growing food and protecting nature don’t have to conflict – here’s...
Thomas Hertel, Purdue University
Growing food in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way – while also producing enough of it...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
