Food Security

Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.

Biofuels like ethanol might help fight climate change. But they can contribute to food insecurity and greenhouse gases in ways that might surprise you.

One-third of all food produced is wasted. Learn about the environmental consequences of food waste, and what you can do about it.

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein and vitamins? Bugs! Bugs feed about 2 billion people each day. They also hold promise for food security and sustainability.

5 images some work that a scientist who studies the Earth's soil might do such as classifying types of soil and measuring the slope of soil

5 images of some work that farmers do such as feeding cows, planting fields and harvesting grain

5 images of some work that horticulturalists might do such as cultivating and caring for plants in various environments