Articles by Staff Writer Ayurella Horn-Muller
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![A man tends to a field of grains in Kansas]()
![A man tends to a field of grains in Kansas]()
Can we eat our way out of the climate crisis?
Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution. It's already happening in farms and ranches across the country.
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![An eggplant with googly eyes]()
![An eggplant with googly eyes]()
How to sell an ‘ugly’ vegetable? Give it googly eyes.
Giving irregular-looking fruits and vegetables a personality could make them more appealing to consumers — and curb food waste.
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![A man pours a bucket of shells.]()
![A man pours a bucket of shells.]()
A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.
Researchers have developed a type of concrete that uses discarded shells to trap water. It's now combating floods and food waste in urban gardens and along cycling paths.
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![A close-up of a portion of the moon]()
Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon
Climate change is threatening Earth's biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to "back up" lifeforms?
