An explosive study came out in 2024, indicating urban farming could be six times worse on carbon emissions than conventional ag. The study authors would like a word.

Is Urban Farming Worse for the Planet?

A new aquaculture model using iron sulfide shows high promise in sinking CO₂. Some fear the environmental and health impacts.

Can Fish Farms Sequester Carbon Permanently?

Hornworts, an otherwise unremarkable bit of flora, has a unique photosynthesis booster. New research finds this booster has the potential to increase crop yields up to 50%.

The Funny Little Plant That Could Upend Agriculture

New England farmers are participating in the first known field trials of human-urine fertilizer in the U.S.

Can Human Urine Fertilize our Crops?

Some strategies to lower methane emissions can unleash nitrous oxide — a significantly more powerful gas from the same bacteria. 

Distracted by Methane

The proposed pipeline would enable ethanol plants to sequester carbon dioxide out of state. It is profoundly unpopular.

 Proposed CO₂ Pipeline Through Iowa Angers Farmers and Environmentalists Alike

New research finds that the CO₂ pumping out of building exhaust vents could help give rooftop produce outputs a boost.

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