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As the climate crisis threatens our food supplies, already marginalized communities will be among the first to feel the effects of dwindling nutritious food. Hungry Planet showcases people's work on understanding the science of the food on our plates and how scientists and communities are working to keep it there for future generations.

Explore the institute where they are breeding mechanically-harvestable Chile peppers.
How farmers and scientists are using traditional and modern methods to grow tomatoes.
Scientists identify sweet potatoes' complex flavor profile to make them more delicious.
Funding for HUNGRY PLANET is provided by the National Science Foundation.
What did ancient people once know about these bizarre megafauna that we’ve since forgotten?
I tried to improve pykrete for months, then tossed it off a building.
Are there no alien signals to find... or do we need to update how we search for them?
5,700 years ago, woolly mammoths crossed a remote tundra island off Alaska.
Physicists hope Planck stars can save us from black hole singularities and paradoxes.
Why did vertebrates conquer both the land and the air before the depths of the sea?