Agriculture is the basis of human civilization. The Svalbard Seed Vault was built to preserve that foundation from wars, disaster, and the looming threat of climate change. How was it built? What's ...

Scientists uncovered ancient avocado remains in a Honduran cave, offering genetic clues that could protect the crop from ...

Microbiota Vault Initiative preserves crucial microbes from humans, animals, and environments to prevent future health crises ...

The Global Seed Vault is sometimes called the doomsday vault, as it is meant to store the Earth's genetic bounty in the event of a natural or human-made disaster that wipes out vital crops needed ...

Parker-Hall was named to the 2024-25 Ivy League Women's Basketball Academic All-Ivy team. Her senior season saw the Red ...

While it might seem excessive to some, the seed doomsday vault has already been opened. In 2015, officials withdrew barley, wheat and grasses native to Syria to replace seeds lost in a gene bank ...