Lakshmi Narayan

Lakshmi Narayan is a writer and radio producer based in India who reports about science and environment issues in the developing world. His work has appeared in TIME magazine, Nova, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, and others.

Lakshmi Narayan is a writer and radio producer based in India who reports about science and environment issues in the developing world. His work has appeared in TIME magazine, Nova, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, and others.

A sauteed shrimp with garlic ajillo and guindilla pepper plate is prepared at The Bazaar restaurant at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Your cheap shrimp dinner is hurting the environment — and upscale rice could be the answer

The global boom in shrimp farming has been great for consumers, but not for the environment. Saltwater shrimp ponds destroy soil in Asian villages. Now scientists are breeding rice that could help flush the salt every six months.

Your cheap shrimp dinner is hurting the environment — and upscale rice could be the answer