By Jake Sanchez, age 10 and IndyKids staff A new instrument on the International Space Station has discovered over 50 areas across the globe that are the biggest emitters of the lethal gas methane, NASA announced in late 2022. The methane gas super-hubs spanned areas of Central Asia, the Middle East and southwestern United States. …
Five billion acres of land is home to the farmland that feeds the world, but according to the World Economic Forum, in 50 years even this won’t be able to produce enough food to meet demand.
By: Amzad Ali, age 15 A recent study published in the journal Biological Conservation shows a steep and steady decline in insects. The study says that more than 40 percent of insect species are disappearing globally and a third of species are endangered. The main sources of this decline are industrial-scale, intensive agriculture and climate …
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Scientists are projecting that global warming will have serious effects on global wheat crops.
Think the Midwest drought doesn’t affect you? Think again.
Much of the food we eat is produced for the lowest cost possible often at the expense of safety and the environment.
