Scientists are racing to protect the world’s seeds from natural disasters and war. But what happens when those disasters come ...
At present, almost 2.5 billion seeds belonging to 40,000 distinct plant species are present in the facility.
The contents of a so-called 'doomsday box' has been revealed 25 years since its creation and what's inside may just surprise ...
On a remote Arctic island, scientists have swung open the doors of the world’s largest so called doomsday vault and offered a ...
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 ...
HAYWARDS HEATH, England (AP) — Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other ...
The Millennium Seed Bank has more seeds than anywhere else but there are over 1,700 seed banks including the underground ...
HAYWARDS HEATH, England (AP) — Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other ...