Surveys of farm worker health are scarce, but it’s clear that pesticides cause more harm in the developing world. More toxic chemicals are still used and basic safety equipment is often lacking. Despite many studies on wildlife toxicology, ecosystem-wide impacts are poorly understood.
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Is tilapia a human-made freak that we should avoid — or an evolutionary rockstar? 
How microplastics impact our food and our health 
Viewpoint: Regenerative agriculture has many different definitions. Here are 5 main principles — and whether they stand up to scrutiny 
Debating sustainable agriculture: Weed management and crop biotechnology 
30 years later in Romania: What happened to the babies deprived of human contact? 
Puppy love: When did the ‘unique and deeply ancient role of dogs as human companions’ begin? 
How Freddie Mercury got his voice: It wasn’t his teeth 
Viewpoint: Eugenics revival — From anti-immigration ‘Great Replacement Theory’ to Silicon Valley libertarian ‘pro-natalism’, ‘racial science’ is gaining a stronghold in the US 
Viewpoint: Genetic tweaking and breeding breakthroughs opens world of new fruits, exotic oddities and fresher produce 
Dissecting claims about Monsanto suing farmers for accidentally planting patented seeds 
