"Science" is derived from the scire – "to know". Each of us should know what we are eating, how it was produced, what impact it has on…

How we have landed ourselves with a global food system that generates hunger alongside of obesity, and what can we do about it? The universal…

Also known as retinal palmitate and retinol palmitate, vitamin A palmitate is one of the most commonly found of all the synthetic vitamin isolates. Virtually all the homogenized…

A group of leading soil scientists, including the University of Delaware's Donald L. Sparks, has summarized the precarious state of the world's soil resources and…

Researchers report that as the world population increases and food demand has grown, globalization of trade has made the food supply more sensitive to environmental…

Nanotechnology - that is, metal oxide particles* such as titanium dioxide - are increasingly used in the commercial food supply, consumer goods, body care and…

Animals show adverse effects from genetically modified foods, and consumers should take that as a warning, primatologist Jane Goodall said Tuesday at a National Press…

Conflict in Yemen has triggered food insecurity in the poverty-stricken country. The Food and Agriculture Organisation said recently: Amidst escalating conflict at a crucial time…

A new report from the health organization Environmental Working Group released on Tuesday dispels many of the myths that have been propagated by biotechnology companies…

The biotechnology industry "myth" that feeding billions of people necessitates genetically engineered agriculture has been debunked by a new report out Tuesday by the nonprofit…

'The fact is, there are strategies that take advantage of what we already know about using resources more efficiently that have the proven potential to…