Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A farmer paddles to his fields on an artificial island among canals, part of an ancient Aztec system known as chinampas, in 2021.

In dozens of archaeological discoveries around the world, from the once-successful reservoirs and canals of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the deserted Viking colonies of Greenland, new evidence paints ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, applies biochar to his soil beds late last month at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering. BioChar, an organic waste material that ...

In the agricultural heartland of Sri Lanka, farmers are struggling with health issues, rising prices, and shifting climates. Could regenerative cotton offer a solution?

Modern irrigation systems have taken over old-world practices in many areas, but in Colorado's San Luis Valley, the tradition of acequia waterways is supporting communities and the environment. These ...

In the dense forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have made an astounding discovery: ancient farmlands that challenge everything we thought we knew about Native American agriculture.

TETON – Some popular brands of Italian pasta could soon cost significantly more — or disappear from store shelves — if President Donald Trump follows through on a proposed tariff on imported pasta ...

How was iron produced 2,000 years ago in Senegal? A recent study at the Didé West 1 archaeological site, in the Falémé Valley ...

Matthew Williams, academic affiliate assistant professor of biology at Penn State (left), and Christian Huber, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, are part of a team that used sophisticated ...

A new study of ancient DNA from 46 individuals buried across thousands of years in Argentina’s Uspallata Valley has found that farming arrived in the southern Andes not through waves of migrating ...

Discover the fascinating history of popcorn, from its 9,000-year-old origins in Central America to its rise during the Great Depression and ...