Food security

The first phase of construction on one of Europe's largest vertical farm projects is now complete, and the first crop of organic salads and herbs is reported ready for delivery to local businesses.

The future of food security, sustainable agriculture and the environment as a whole calls for a lower reliance on meat products over the coming decades, and a newly announced XPrize contest puts this issue center stage.

With our consumption of meat continuing to place a huge strain on the environment, the emergence of lab-grown alternatives is beginning to pick up steam, and a world-first regulatory approval today should help things along.

Scientists in China have identified a key chemical that promotes the formation of devastating locust swarms, opening up new possibilities when it comes to controlling their behavior and limiting the environmental damage they cause.

Billed as a planetary health diet for both the Earth and its people, the set of diet guideline put forward by the EAT-Lancet Commission gun for nothing short of a "Great Food Transformation," something they say would feed 10 billion people, save lives and avoid large-scale environmental destruction.