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Belgium-based AB Inbev, the world's largest beer brewing company, has created a new low-carbon method for adding bubbles to beer. The technique, which is expected to reduce the company's CO2 emissions by 5 percent, involves...

Over half of products in supermarkets contain palm oil, according to United Kingdom (UK) grocery store chain Iceland, and demand is contributing to deforestation...

Over half of products in supermarkets contain palm oil, according to United Kingdom (UK) grocery store chain Iceland, and demand is contributing to deforestation...

The battle has been raging for years: is coffee a carcinogen or not? A judge in California wants to put the matter to rest - and he's declared that there's enough evidence for risk that California coffee sellers should have...

How do you preserve fruits and vegetables after harvest? Generally, you need cold temperatures. But what if there were an alternative to refrigeration? That question inspired Santa Barbara-based Apeel Sciences to create Edipeel,...

San Francisco-based start-up Plenty is expanding the possibilities of what can be grown on indoor farms, with its sights set on peaches. Plenty uses a hydroponic growing system, which feeds crops through a steady flow of...

Cultivating crops in Dubai's harsh climate isn't easy -- but indoor vertical farms could offer a solution. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)'s first such facility, Badia Farms, recently launched in the glitzy emirate. The...

The world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle opened on February 28 at the Amsterdam location of the Netherlands-based supermarket chain Ekoplaza. Within this aisle, customers will be able to choose from more than 700...

If you feed your doggo and puppers foods made by the J.M. Smucker company (and the list is long), you are definitely going to want to read this. The company has recalled several brands of food because they are contaminated...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have learned that farming with crushed silicate rocks mixed into the soil could improve global food security, increase crop yields, promote soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas...

If it seems like "hydroponics" is everywhere, that's because it is. Hydroponic farming is one efficient way to grow fruits and vegetables in small spaces without the use of soil. Instead of dirt, plants grow down into water...

Homeless people in the United Kingdom can now obtain food or items like socks or toothbrushes at no cost any time of day with a recently installed vending machine...

Homeless people in the United Kingdom can now obtain food or items like socks or toothbrushes at no cost any time of day with a recently installed vending machine...

OLIO is an online app designed to reduce food waste through social networking. After creating an account, OLIO users can upload photos and descriptions of foods, such as extra vegetables, surplus canned goods, or leftover...

Although frost has arrived in most subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, farmers still carry on even in the most extreme cold climates with the help of innovative technology and thoughtful design...