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Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out

Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 13, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire predictions about population growth, world hunger and environmental collapse made headlines and sparked controversy for decades.

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21 People Online Share Who They Believe Was The Absolute Coolest Person To Have Ever Lived

34 people online share who they believe was the absolute coolest and toughest person to have ever lived.

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World Food Prize Foundation Announces Leadership Change

World Food Prize Foundation appoints Mashal Husain as president to expand global efforts in food security and hunger relief.

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Syngenta CEO Jeff Rowe is incorporating AI and taking inspiration from timeless classics such as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to help feed 8 billion people

Today Fortune speaks with Jeff Rowe to learn more about Syngenta's peculiar ownership structure, his farmer outfits and his love for the all-American John Deere.

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Climate change solutions require collaboration between politicians, scientists and entrepreneurs

Most Canadians agree something should be done about climate change. Yet, even though there is tremendous pressure on politicians to do something, widespread discontent usually follows whatever action they may take.

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Why India’s Green Revolution isn’t a blueprint to feed a hungry planet

An expert looks at new analysis that has spurred a critical rethinking of what Green Revolution-style farming really means for food supplies and self-sufficiency.

The Hindu

MS Swaminathan, ‘visionary’ father of India’s green revolution, dies at 98

Pioneering plant geneticist and agronomist whose work revolutionised farming and brought self-sufficiency in food production to India

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The Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet

Feeding a growing world population has been a serious concern for decades, but today there are new causes for alarm. Floods, heat waves and other weather extremes are making agriculture increasingly precarious, especially in the Global South.

The Conversation

M.S. Swaminathan: A timeline of the Father of the Green revolution

From fathering India’s Green Revolution to pushing for recognition for India’s women farmers, here’s a timeline of eminent agriculturist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan’s illustrious life

The Hindu

A New Green Revolution Is in the Offing

Thanks to some amazing recent crop biotech breakthroughs

Reason

Environmental governance at centre stage

Indira Gandhi’s insights have shaped global institutional response to climate change

The Hindu

The race against time to breed a wheat to survive the climate crisis

Scientists are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits

The Guardian - US

Chinese Researchers Develop Gene-Edited Wheat That Resists Fungal Disease

Expect anti-biotech activists to oppose this important development.

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