How turning electricity directly into food could help save the planet

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Farming is one of the most destructive human activities.Columnist Michael Le Page is excited about developments in electro-ag, in which we can instead turn renewable electricity directly into food…

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  • Reported by New Scientist and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:40:00 UTC.

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