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A High Steaks Game: Can Beyond Save the Alt-Meat Industry?

By Alejandro de la Garza

How the Tech Behind a COVID-19 Vaccine is Helping Save Bees

By Aryn Baker and Video by Andrew. D Johnson

Lab-Grown Chicken Can Now Be Sold in the U.S.

By Aryn Baker

El Nino May Make Coffee and Chocolate More Expensive

By Mumbi Gitau and Dayanne Sousa / Bloomberg
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How Climate Change Could Impact Global Alcohol Supply

Diageo—the parent company of Guinness, Johnnie Walker, and other popular drink brands—says water security poses a significant risk to its production.

By Dasha Afanasieva and Laura Millan / Bloomberg

Tequila May Pass Vodka as U.S.'s Most Popular Spirit

Tequila is poised to pass vodka as the U.S.'s most popular spirt, but it has an outsize climate impact that could threaten its future.

By Aryn Baker

The Climate Impact of Italy's Plan to Ban Lab-Grown Meat

Italy could be the first country to ban cultivated meat. But doing so could worsen a bigger threat to Italy’s food system: climate change.

By Aryn Baker

Now Weed is Mostly Legal, Hemp Should Be Booming. But It's Not

Hemp was supposed to be a solution for our many environmental problems. But there's still so much we don't know about the plant's potential.

By Aryn Baker

Chocolate Companies Ranked by Sustainabilty

How the world's biggest chocolate manufacturers—from Nestlé to Mars to Cadbury—rank on their commitment to environmental and human rights

By Aryn Baker

You Can Now Calculate Your Grocery List's Carbon Footprint

A new tool lists the emissions of 10,000 grocery store items. Here's what it's like to try and create a more climate-friendly grocery list.

By Aryn Baker

Scientists Rank The Healthiest Diets for You and the Planet

From vegan to keto, a new study evaluates the climate and health impacts of popular American diets.

By Aryn Baker

Lab Grown Meat Can Be Kosher, Says Israel's Head Rabbi

Israel's head rabbi says that cultivated beef could be considered kosher. But the head of the Orthodox Union disagrees.

By Aryn Baker

Funding to Research Agriculture's Climate Impact Lacking

Federal and private funding to support climate research at U.S. land-grant universities doesn't match scale of agriculture's impact.

By Aryn Baker

Agroforestry Could Save Brazil’s Rain Forests

A movement in Brazil is reimagining agriculture to save the industry—and the rain forest.

By Ciara Nugent/Timburi, Brazil

Israel Is the Center of Alternative Meat Tech

Israel has become the center of lab-grown meat and alternative protein technologies, thanks to its geopolitics, climate, and culture.

By Aryn Baker / Tel Aviv, Israel

Thanksgiving Food Waste Is Out of Control

Americans waste nearly three times more food on Thanksgiving than on a typical day. Here's how to deal with leftovers.

By Emily Barone

Study: The Most Climate Friendly Pet Food

A new study compares the environmental impact of different types of cat and dog food.

By Aryn Baker

FDA Greenlights First Cultivated Meat Company

Upside Foods is just a few steps away from selling lab-grown chicken in the U.S. market.

By Aryn Baker / Berkeley, Calif

TIME Tastes World's First Cultivated Steak

We tried the world’s first lab-grown steak, no cows required.

By Aryn Baker/ Rehovot, Israel

Extreme Heat Is Stressing Cows, Risking Global Dairy Supply

Heat and drought are straining the world's dairy cows, threatening the supply of everything from butter to baby formula.

By Elizabeth Elkin and Pratik Parija/Bloomberg
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