The explosion in patient data has the potential to revolutionize how we treat cancer – but the big data solution still faces huge logistical challenges.

Soil is essential to producing the food we eat. Unless we act now we could lose it in a generation.

Maintaining the health and well-being of farm animals is hugely important. Technology is increasingly playing a central role in supporting that.

Securing food for the Earth’s future population is one of the great challenges ahead. New technologies and techniques are helping to make this possible.

The start of a new year is a chance to not only reflect on the past year, but an opportunity to set goals for the year ahead.

Oncologists are increasingly understanding the genomic drivers behind cancers, leading to a host of promising new treatments.

Global demand for fresh water is rising fast, and around the world, scientists are hard at work on smart, sustainable solutions.

The emergence of synthetic biology offers the potential to engineer microbes to help us grow crops without the need for artificial fertilizer.

Gene editing could change how we treat diseases. But is everybody ready for it?

Smallholder farmers service an astonishing amount of the global food need; helping them take advantage of modern farming practices helps everyone.