The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world’s most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data. Tens of thousands of new seeds from around the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world's most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data. Tens of thousands of new seeds from around the ...

Seeds of these plants are stored at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images The seed vault's cultural meaning The vault's Arctic location and striking appearance ...