Vermont Man So Excited To Skydive, Drops Prosthetic Leg; Farmer Finds It Among Crops
Vermont man was so excited to be skydiving, he dropped his prosthetic leg during the dive without realizing it. A farmer found the undamaged leg among crops. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/07/28/Farmer-finds-prosthetic-leg-dropped-by-skydiver/7851595953771/ (Photo courtesy of UPI)
Volunteers Rescuing Crops For People Who Need Food
Volunteers are rescuing crops for people who need food. https://time.com/5830239/food-rescue-coronavirus/ (Photo courtesy of Molly Page)
Swarms Of Locusts Destroy Crops In East Africa
Huge locust swarms destroy crops in East Africa https://hosted.ap.org/summitdaily/article/3a94858d9ba8c642e80fa3c141c9a8f8/huge-locust-swarms-destroy-crops-east-africa (Photo courtesy of AP)
Scientists Race Against Time Gathering Wild Crop Samples
‘Raiders Of The Lost Crops’; scientists race against time to save genetic diversity. An international team of researchers has spent six years fanning across the globe, gathering thousands of samples of wild relatives of crops. Their goal: to preserve genetic diversity that could help key crops survive in the face of climate change. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/12/03/784259743/raiders-of-the-lost-crops-scientists-race-against-time-to-save-genetic-diversity (Photo […]