Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman was sued for patent infringement by the seed company Monsanto but now he is fighting back.…
Are Weed-Seeking Robots in Farming’s Future?
Herbicide-resistant “super weeds” are leading some to actively seeking out a robotic remedy. Read about it here.
2012 Hottest Year Ever in the U.S.
You can find an overview of this latest analysis here in the New York Times.
Historical Human Impact on Tree Species Composition in Central Amazonia
This research was just recently published in PLoS One by colleagues at the National Institute of Amazonian Research in Brazil.…
North Korea Says Its Archaeologists Discovered a Unicorn Lair
What might North Korean archaeologists find next???
Managing Uncertainty in Rural Amazonia: Climate Change, Crop Diversity, and Social Networks
If you’re at the annual American Anthropological Association meeting in San Francisco next week (Nov. 14-18), I’ll be giving my…
The Age We Made
Here’s Episode 1 of a new BBC series on the Anthropocene entitled “The Age We Made.”
Anthropology News: Climate Change Impacts Across the Americas
Here is a recent feature in Anthropology News from the American Anthropological Association’s Climate Change Task Force. This article highlights…
Ethiopia’s Church Forests
Forests have been planted around Ethiopian Orthodox churches since the early 13th Century. Unfortunately, in areas that are experiencing massive…
