The massive derecho that swept across parts of five Midwest states in August 2020 spawned 125 mph-plus straight-line winds, torrential rain and large hail. In the process, the storm damaged ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...

There are nearly 60 heirloom corn varieties in Mexico, with families and communities cultivating the different “breeds” of corn for hundreds of years. Masienda, a dry corn and masa flour distribution ...

This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Food for thought: How does one ingredient become linked to one place? That’s one question artists Henry Hargreaves ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of ...