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Twenty-four coffee professionals from six African countries just completed a groundbreaking training program designed to help their nations keep more profits from the global coffee trade. The initiative could transform how millions of African farmers benefit from the coffee they grow.
Keurig just launched a coffee maker that ditches plastic pods entirely for seaweed-wrapped pucks you can toss in your compost bin. The Alta machine proves convenient coffee and environmental responsibility can finally coexist.
A major international trial just flipped decades of medical advice on its head: people with atrial fibrillation who drank coffee had 39% fewer heart rhythm problems than those who avoided it. Millions of patients told to skip their morning cup may finally get good news from their doctors.
Korean researchers have cracked the code on transforming soggy coffee waste into high-grade fuel without any drying time. The breakthrough could turn 18 million tonnes of annual coffee waste into a valuable energy resource.
As rising temperatures threaten the world's coffee supply, researchers are discovering resilient coffee species that taste just as good as your morning cup. Ethiopian scientists and global teams are preserving thousands of coffee varieties and finding climate-proof alternatives that could save the beloved brew.
Ethiopia just hit a record $3 billion in coffee exports and is now launching a bold five-year plan to double that figure by 2031. The ambitious strategy will help over six million smallholder farmers increase their yields while strengthening the nation's economy.
As climate change threatens the two coffee species that make up nearly all global production, researchers are reviving forgotten varieties that can handle the heat. Excelsa, Liberica, and other overlooked coffee plants could be brewing in your cup within a decade.
A rare wild coffee species growing in Uganda's Zoka Forest just got an official name, and it could save one of the country's last tropical forests. By branding the endangered Excelsa variety as "Zoka Coffee," conservationists hope to protect the land through its most valuable crop.
Your morning coffee ritual might be protecting your brain in ways scientists are just beginning to understand. A massive 43-year study reveals that moderate caffeine intake could dramatically lower your chances of developing dementia.
Scientists have discovered how your morning coffee does more than wake you up. It actually reshapes your gut bacteria and lifts your mood, whether you choose regular or decaf.
For decades, Kenya exported its finest coffee beans while locals drank lower grades. Now entrepreneur Ritesh Doshi is keeping specialty beans in Kenya so his countrymen can finally taste what the world has been enjoying.
Your morning coffee does more than wake you up. New research reveals it transforms the bacteria in your gut and directly improves your mental health.