On a remote Arctic island, scientists have swung open the doors of the world’s largest so called doomsday vault and offered a ...

Nestled in the mountains of the world’s northernmost community, one building braces for doomsday, both in design and function. The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard — between continental Norway and ...

Scientists are racing to protect the world’s seeds from natural disasters and war. But what happens when those disasters come ...

Two-thirds of the world's food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of ...

The world’s largest backup library of crop seeds sits inside an Arctic mountain, but Colorado scientists play a key role in preserving plant diversity. Geoffrey Hawtin, the British Canadian plant ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — It's been dubbed a Noah's Ark for plant life and built to withstand an earthquake or a nuclear attack. Dug deep into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, the "doomsday" ...

In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity protected agriculture from crop losses caused by plant diseases and climate change. Today, seed banks ...

Seed banks might not sound exciting at first glance, but they quietly play a huge role in protecting the future of food, nature, and even entire ecosystems. These facilities act like vaults for the ...