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The Farming Quiz
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Without farmers, the world’s 7 billion people would not have enough food to eat. Modern farming uses high-tech tools and processes to maximize crop yields, from Japanese rice to American corn. What do you really know about farming?
Can New York City's Skyscrapers Accommodate Vertical Farming?
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Vertical farming is a method of large-scale farming in an urban environment. Learn about the benefits of a vertical farm and vertical farming technology.
How Space Farming Works
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Space farming is the process of cultivating plants in space. Learn why space farming is important and how space farming will affect life on Earth
10 High-tech Tools on the Typical Farm
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The modern farm has more in common with Silicon Valley than you might think. Here are 10 high-tech tools you may find on a farm from HowStuffWorks.
Rare Groundcherry Could Soon Be Everywhere, Thanks to Gene Editing
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Hundreds of crops in developing countries are relatively unknown in the developed world because they're often hard to grow or export. But scientists have found that CRISPR editing can speed up traditional plant breeding techniques.
Do You Know the Geographic Features of the UK?
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The UK isn't as extreme as some nations, but nevertheless, it has within its borders some truly epic geography. It's time to put your geographic knowledge to the test and find out if you can recognize its natural beauty for what it is!
How Sherpas Work
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Sherpas live among the peaks of Mount Everest. Find out how Sherpas came to this land and about their way of life.
Has Earth reached its carrying capacity?
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Carrying capacity is the idea that sustainability requires balance. Learn about carrying capacity and human population.
How Schizophrenia Works
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Schizophrenia is often confused with split personality disorder. Find out exactly what schizophrenia is in this article.
How Much do You Know About the World's Megacities?
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Family rural living is a dying way of life everywhere in the world. People are flocking to cities, swelling them in size to the point that they become megacities. How much do you know about the megacities of the Earth?