Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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Retracted Roundup-fed rat research republished
The scientists behind the controversial study that linked GMO-fueled herbicides with sickness in lab rats have also now published some of their data.
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The secret to richer, carbon-capturing soil? Treat your microbes well
We don't have to understand every detail of the amazingly complex soil microbiome. We just have to feed it right, and it might work wonders.
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How can we break the cycle of bigger farms and fewer farmers?
A new documentary, Dryland, illustrates the brutal logic of rural depopulation. But the process isn't inevitable.
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Open-source seeds: While they spread shoots, they plant ideas
"Linux For Lettuce," a writer's account of the movement to counter seed patents with open source licenses, gets to the root of a growing problem.