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How Junk Food Conquers Every Corner of the World

Inés Oort Alonso

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are quickly becoming the backbone of a globalised diet, dominating food…

Inside Our Food

Are Edible Animal By-Products Being Wasted?

Lauren Lewis

Animals are more than just the cuts of meat we see in supermarkets. Like humans, they have hearts,…

Human Stories

Breaking The Junk Food Cycle

Silvia Lazzaris

Imagine if your only food options were crisps, candy, and instant pasta. While that might sound like…

The Future

Protecting Italy’s Peaches in a Changing Climate | A Visual Essay

Emma Berthaud

As temperatures rise in southern Europe, Italy - Europe’s largest peach producer - faces mounting…

History & Culture

The Origin Of Meat Alternatives

Silvia Lazzaris

When I first encountered tofu, I thought it might be some contemporary fad, born in the…

Inside Our Food

The Vitamin Myth: Are Food Supplements Really Necessary?

Inés Oort Alonso

Multivitamins, herbal remedies, cod liver oil—chances are, you’ve taken some kind of food…

Inside Our Food

Vitamins, Minerals, and the Billion-Dollar Supplement Industry

Inés Oort Alonso

Supermarket aisles are stocked with an overwhelming variety of pills and powders, each claiming to…

The Future

How Did GMOs Become So Controversial?

Silvia Lazzaris

It's hard to find an issue as politicised and polarised as genetically modified organisms (GMOs).…

Inside Our Food

Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are So Hard To Resist

Lauren Lewis

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are everywhere—affordable, convenient, and always within arm's reach.…

The Future

Is It Time for Governments to Act on Junk Food?

Silvia Lazzaris

Junk food is everywhere, to the point where its proliferation has become a defining feature of the…

Earth First

The Push to Standardise Regenerative Agriculture

Claudia Lee

Regenerative agriculture has become the ‘new normal’ for companies looking to reduce carbon…

Inside Our Food

Ancient Cravings in a World of New Foods

Andrei Mihail

Around 97% of us have had some form of food craving in our lifetime. But our cravings are far from…

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Earth First

Foraging in The Modern World: Rediscovering an Ancient Practice

Andrei Mihail

Have you ever tasted the sweetness of wild strawberries freshly picked from the forest? The…

The Future

Should We Tax Food According to its Environmental Footprint? | Opinion

Lottie Bingham

The idea of taxing food according to its environmental footprint is deeply controversial. Here's why…

Earth First

Plastic-Free Food Packaging: Where Do We Stand?

Madhura Rao

As an avid advocate for keeping groceries as plastic-free as possible, I have always wondered about…

The Future

How Should We Regulate Genome-Edited Crops? | Opinion

Rebecca Nesbit

Humans have been modifying crop genetics for millennia, but in recent years this practice has…

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