Research for the benefit of food security: A new line of barley achieves good crop yields even under poor environmental conditions.
Heat, Salt, Drought: This Barley Can Withstand the Challenges of Climate Change
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20 Overlooked Benefits of Distributed Solar Energy
A study released today provides the most complete list yet of the advantages of solar energy — from carbon sequestration to improvements for pollinator habitat.
Amazon Population at Risk from Forest Fire Pollution
Populations living around Amazon areas where forests are cleared with fires to grow crops in soils fertilised by the ashes might have an increased risk of DNA damage, mutation and cancer because of the air pollution.
Solar Power with a Free Side of Drinking Water
A multifunctional device that captures the heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels has been developed by KAUST and used to generate clean drinking water as a way to simultaneously generate electricity and water using only renewable energy.
Nitrogen from Biosolids Can Help Urban Soils and Plant Growth
The “zero waste” trend could have a friend in the form of biosolids.
Left out to Dry: A More Efficient Way to Harvest Algae Biomass
A team at the University of Tsukuba introduced a new procedure of harvesting energy and organic molecules from algae using nanoporous graphene and porous graphene foams.
