Over the millennia, every region on Earth has developed its own successful agricultural ecosystem from flat fields of grain and mountainside rice terraces to coastal fish farms and goat herding. Today, we’re going to break down...

Humans have relied on fertilizers to grow their plants for thousands of years. But the production of synthetic fertilizers also requires an immense amount of energy that comes primarily from fossil fuels and therefore contributes to...

About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later...

There’s no doubt that fish is a great source of protein in one’s diet. But the debate about whether fish farming or commercial fishing is worse for the environment continues and, as you might suspect, there isn’t a straightforward answer.

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Dive into the world of aquaculture and see how restorative ocean farming could play a vital role in helping our coastal communities, our oceans and our climate. -- For billions of people, seafood provides a significant source of...

Forget lab rats — meet the Chinese or striped-back hamster, an unassuming little rodent whose role in research over the years has led to breakthroughs in genetics, pharmaceutics and more!

So, during times of inflation or deflation, why doesn't the government just set prices? It sounds reasonable, but price ceilings or floors just don't work. Adriene and Jacob explain why. Subsidies, however, are a little different, and...

Here on SciShow, we’ve talked quite a bit about how difficult it is to predict earthquakes, and how we prepare for them. So today, let’s take a tour of earthquake science!

What does farming have to do with invention and innovation? Permanent residences, division of labor, central government, and complex technologies--all essential for advancing civilizations--could not have been developed without the move...

Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what's its environmental impact? Angel...

History's first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its inhabitants built the world's first cities, with monumental architecture and...

A warm nest for your beloved animals in your farm

Henry Ford didn’t invent the car, but he changed the world by making cars affordable and accessible. His ideas transformed how things were made and how people lived. In this episode, we explore the the life of Henry Ford—from the...

This World Cultures video is about the rise of the Mongols.

This World Cultures instructional video depicts feudalism in Europe.

Often times in large cities, such as Detroit, there is a lamentable lack of available fresh produce. One solution to this problem is to encourage people to grow their own food. The Black Community Food Security Network in Detroit,...

West Oakland's cooperative grocery store and market brings the community the option of buying and preparing fresh nutritious food. The Mandela Market is supported by the Cal Endowment and other foundations that recognize the importance...

In this FRAME feature, we examine the gigantic US farms capable of harvesting hundreds of tons of cotton per year. Grown across vast expanses of land, cotton is the most widely used natural fiber in the textile industry.

The Sowers family has been farming in Middletown, Maryland for almost 40 years and in all that time their philosophy has never changed - producing and delivering products that you can put on your table and feel...

Wild vs. Farmed Fish: Which Is Healthier?

Rivera painted this fresco mural to portray the issues of Mexican workers on a sugar cane plantation.

Following the success of sister organic restaurant Locofama (and in partnership with HK lifestyle brand GOD), Sohofama has fun with the seemingly difficult task of making Chinese food healthy. They've embraced the farm to table concept...

Howcast - A bean at a farmers' market travels an average of 101 miles from farm to plate—as compared to 866 miles at a grocery store. Buy local produce to get freshness, nutrition, and some very green beans.