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Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Scandinavia

The Arctic’s Seed-Filled Doomsday Fortress

Feed corn ready for harvest after drying in the field, Kings Hill County, Virginia. Agriculture food grain cereal corncob

18 Food Crops Developed in the Americas

Rows of tassled corn in a Nebraska field. (agriculture)

Pro and Con: GMOs

Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered

Tilled farmland. (farming, dirt, soil conservation)

Could We Lose All the Soil on Earth?

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Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

cloning. First cloned cat. First cloned companion animal. CC (copy cat) female domestic shorthair cat (b. Dec. 22, 2001) photo Jan. 18, 2002. Cloned at Texas A&M Univ. College of Vet. Med. & Biomedical Sciences. Reproductive cloning genetics DNA cc cat

CC, The First Cloned Cat

Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11

7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Flag of Bhutan

6 Small Kingdoms of the World

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straw sod-forming crop close-growing grain crop cultivated row crop origins of agriculture plant flower grape cereal vegetable houseplant forestry gardening horticulture plant breeding irrigation arboriculture propagation growing season drainage

Key People

Elvin Charles Stakman

American plant pathologist

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Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered