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If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound? If a food worker in Egypt fails to properly wash his hands,...

The sun may be setting on a popular morning brew. According to a new report issued by the Climate Institute, global warming will underpin...

Water is an essential commodity, especially in the arid Gulf states where it surpasses oil in liter-to-liter price comparisons. Now a Danish designer has...

Growing crops without soil, otherwise known as hydroponic agriculture, is not a recent innovation. In fact, it can be traced back to ancient times and...

Controversial weedkillers sold by Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow face an uncertain future after a European Union (EU) committee failed to reach consensus on new...

Gaza's ever-increasing population growth, combined with severe fresh water shortages is resulting in constant challenges to provide enough food for the enclave's 1.8 million inhabitants. Due...

As an innovator of solar energy, Israel has been involved in a number of pilot projects in its Negev desert regions; in particular, one...

Alberta Canada's massive wildfire, which has now consumed an area larger than Hong Kong and threatens to reach the border with neighboring Saskatchewan, is...

China's state-owned ChemChina tendered a $43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta today as part of a strategy to improve domestic food...

Could you be in Tel Aviv next week?  Can you follow a focused and fast-paced discussion delivered in Hebrew? Then hightail it to a...

Israeli non-profit Modern Agriculture Foundation (MAF) is developing lab-grown chicken meat that doesn't require the rearing and slaughtering of birds.  Since 2014, they've been researching mass production...

A special Kickstarter campaign invites you to aid the ballooning Middle Eastern refugee crisis, with all proceeds going directly to the United Nations High Commissioner...

Qatar - the tiny desert nation known for sinking millions into futuristic follies like artificial clouds and underwater TV studios - has come down...

Ever have a salad that was out of this world? Astronauts aboard International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 44 have. They just dined on the only lettuce ever...

The appeal of dulse is multi-layered. It's protein-rich (about 16% of its dried weight), and loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.  It grows quickly and inexpensively in natural or farmed settings.  To date, no one has attempted to grow it on a commercial-scale for human consumption. But now that this new variety replicates the taste of artery-clogging, salt-laden, Big Food-produced bacon, seaweed farming is a new game.