Plant-based nanocrystals save tree fruit from frost damage
In Washington, groundbreaking nanotechnology designed to protect cherries, apples and other popular fruits from frost damage is showing positive results in tests by Washington...
Hothouse Earth feedback processes drives further warming
In Australia, in the midst of a record-breaking global heat wave, a recent international study presented a terrifying worst-case scenario: that hothouse Earth conditions...
No link between gluten intake and heart disease for people without celiac disease
In New York, a study of more than 100,000 men and women led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard...
Soil microbes are big helpers for long term carbon storage
In Illinois, a new approach to better understand the role of soil organic matter in long term carbon storage and its response to changes...
Seawater fuel discovery in production of bioethanol helps curb freshwater use
In the United Kingdom, University of Huddersfield scientists found a way to use less freshwater in the production of bioethanol by using a seawater-based...
Corteva Agriscience and the International Rice Research Institute boost rice sustainability
In Singapore, Corteva Agriscience and the International Rice Research Institute announced a multi-year framework agreement on collaborative rice research, deployment of new breeding technologies...
ORNL aims to scale up new carbon dioxide capture technology
In Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists developed methods to remove carbon dioxide from industrial flue gases, including emissions from coal-fired power plants, by...
North American forests’ carbon capture potential is quantified
In California, University of California, Santa Cruz researchers calculated the capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon in a detailed analysis that, for...
Monounsaturated fatty acids found in olive oil, nuts and avocados benefit brain function
In Illinois, a new study by University of Illinois researchers found that monounsaturated fatty acids – a class of nutrients found in olive oils,...
Pre-school children are more likely to consume fast-food when exposed to fast-food TV ads
In New Hampshire, a recent Dartmouth-led study concluded that pre-school age children who are exposed to child-targeted fast-food advertising on television are considerably more...