Earth
Let them eat crickets: Insects could be the new potato
From the humble potato to gourmet lobster, convincing people to eat unusual foods requires style as well as substance
Opinion
Space
Astronaut sows first fresh veg in NASA space ‘garden’
News
Earth
Six legs tasty: First edible insect farm opens in US
News
Technology
Chocolate gets a rainbowy holographic makeover
News
Vermont is first to label genetically modified food
News
Nested interests: A bespoke farm for edible bird nests
Regulars
Health
Pharma to fork: How we’ll swallow synthetic biology
Features
Earth
Synthetic biology can supplement traditional farmers
Opinion
Life
Wire up hives to keep bees happy and healthy
News
Health
Obesity linked to our ability to digest carbohydrates
Having fewer copies of a gene that helps our bodies digest the starch found in carb-rich foods has been linked to obesity
News
Environment
Pull arsenic from drinking water and convert to bricks
News
Health
Salt-buster drug cuts sodium absorbed from food
News
Earth
UK opposition to GM crops won’t be dispelled easily
Opinion
Environment
Time to sterilise farmed salmon to save wild cousins
Opinion