New research from UC Riverside identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era in which crops can get crushed by climate change.
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Water Governance: Could Less Sometimes Be More?
Researchers from UNIGE and UNIL analysed water governance in six European countries from 1750 onwards. They demonstrated that there has been an inflationary trend in the number of regulations, and that – far from improving the situation – this has led to serious malfunctions in the system.
Witnessing Australia's Deadly Bushfires
Dalhousie professor gets first-hand look as disaster unfolds.
Using a Robot to Deploy Robots in Remote Oceans
A researcher at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has helped design a sea-going robot to deploy research equipment in remote and inaccessible ocean locations.
Detecting Microplastics First Step in Assessing Environmental Harm
Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers at the University of Rochester are working to better understand the prevalence of microplastics in drinking water and their potential impacts on human health.
Success of Indian Food Programmes Depends on Political Enablement of State Capacity
New research explains why food security interventions have been met with varying levels of success across Indian states.