Sustainable Business
Scientists can fortify plants against heat stress as global temperatures rise
Plants get a lot more infections at warm temperatures because their level of basal immunity is down.
We need to reconfigure plastic usage with ingenuity
Reducing plastic waste requires thoughtful, yet bold steps. Where to start?
A new method makes it possible to grow food in the dark
"Using artificial photosynthesis approaches to produce food could be a paradigm shift for how we feed people," a scientist stresses.
Sustainable farming can revolutionize food security
Farming sustainably means leaving something to the earth rather than destroying agricultural land for years.
Urban gardeners can help save endangered native plants
By cultivating native plant species that are in decline in the wild, horticulturalists can function as conservationists.
‘Green water’ is set to diminish for most croplands worldwide
By 2050 water scarcity in agriculture will likely increase in a staggering 80% of the world's croplands.