Blogs

New research from the University of Nottingham finds that consumers systematically misunderstand which foods are most damaging to the environment, often overestimating processed foods while underestimating high-impact items like nuts and beef.

Groundbreaking Rockefeller Foundation research demonstrates that Food is Medicine programs could unlock $45 billion in state economic activity, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and transform healthcare spending into rural economic development when local farms are prioritized.

The Plant Protein Innovation Center’s 2026 flagship event will unite scientists, farmers, ingredient suppliers and food-service leaders to translate cutting-edge research into scalable, nutritious and delicious plant-based foods for schools, hospitals and corporate cafeterias.

Researchers have identified 28 climate policies that consistently reduce greenhouse gas emissions across different countries and contexts, offering policymakers a data-driven roadmap for effective climate action.

A groundbreaking Nature paper introduces an AI system capable of autonomously conducting scientific research from ideation to manuscript submission. While current capabilities show limitations in physical intuition and scientific rigor, this development signals a transformative shift in environmental data science that could unlock insights from massive underutilized datasets.