Feed the World: Scientists Have a Plan to Save Chickpeas from Destruction

A study in Nature Communications, led by UVM Professor Eric Bishop von Wettberg, demonstrated a promising approach for how to improve the genetics of one of the world's most important and imperiled crops: chickpeas, the primary source of protein for 20 percent of the world's population.

Global Warming a Buzzkill for Coffee Lovers

Coffee growing areas in Latin America — the world’s largest coffee-producing region — could decline by as much as 88 percent by 2050 due to global warming. 

That’s the key finding of a UVM study in Nature Communications that explores how climate change will impact coffee and bees.