The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Planet.

Life is discovered at new depths beneath the Earth’s surface. [bbc]

Countries abroad are leasing or buying land in Africa to grow wheat. This could lead to the destabilization of African countries, especially Egypt. [nytimes]

UK report claims that “nature is worth billions”. [bbc]

The food pyramid undergoes a change. Vegetables are more important and grains and meat are less important, will this help to change our farming system? [cnn]

Bees and beekeeping are vital to all aspects of our food supply, but they’re numbers are dropping at an alarming rate. [washingtonpost]