Tomato juice can taste better by adding tomato essence
In Florida, University of Florida scientists are working on making your tomato juice taste better by extracting tomato essence and then adding it back...
Polyurethane-Eating Fungi Isolated in China
In China, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Kunming Institute of Botany have isolated a fungus that can produces polyurethane-degrading enzymes.
Dubbed Apergillus tubingensis,...
New plant protein discovery leads improved photosynthetic efficiency
In Illinois, researchers have discovered a key protein in the photorespiration process to improve crop yield by improving photosynthetic efficiency. The newly discovered role...
Carbon taxes can cut GHG emissions while being economically fair
In Massachusetts, researchers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducted an extensive analysis of several proposals and concluded that putting a price...
Optimal plant nitrogen uptake leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions
In Indiana, Purdue University scientists found that corn management processes contributing to optimal levels of plant nitrogen uptake could result in fewer nitrous oxide...
New paint uses the sun and water vapor to make hydrogen
In Australia, RMIT University researchers developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapor and split it to generate hydrogen. The paint contains a...
Earth BioGenome Project intends to map the DNA of all living things on Earth
In California, in an effort to protect and preserve the Earth's biodiversity and kick-start an inclusive bio-economy, the World Economic Forum announced a landmark...
Robot helpers address farm workforce shortages
In the United Kingdom, produce growers concerned about workforce shortages in the wake of Brexit could soon have an alternative solution – robots. The...
Precision farming data offers archaeologists new insights
In the United Kingdom, a University of Bristol study suggests that developments in precision farming could yield data of great use to archaeological research,...
Streams are good regional environmental sensors
In Michigan, scientists at Michigan State University have shown that streams can be key health indicators of a region’s landscape. Using streams as sensors...