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If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact between different groups often drives change. In a recent paper, together ...

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A new genomic study reveals how Indigenous traditional farming practices have shaped the evolution of manioc – one of the world’s most important staple crops – for the better. The domestication of ...

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Human health in the modern world is a conundrum. On the surface, we should be healthier than ever. We have more access to food and clean water than at any time in history. Doctors are more capable ...

It may not sound like a very sexy invention by today’s standards, but after its debut in 1892, the gas-powered tractor had ripple effects that Silicon Valley startups could only dream of. Suddenly, ...

Leafcutter ants cultivate fungus gardens that feed sprawling colonies. Tim Flach/Stone via Getty Images King Solomon may have gained some of his famed wisdom from an unlikely source – ants. According ...