Michael Birnbaum
High-tech ethylene sensors can protect apples and significantly reduce food waste
Every fall, apple growers gather billions of apples, rush them into storage, seal the airtight doors and wait until harvest ...
How most of Europe has kept schools open safely during the current COVID surge
Most of Europe kept schools open even during a worst-on-the-planet second wave of infections this fall. And still, schools appear to ...
On second thought: Sweden’s top epidemiologist says nation should have done more to slow COVID-19
For months, the world has watched Sweden's light-touch approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, wondering whether it was genius or ...
At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops
The following is an edited excerpt. Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more ...