Plants have mastered an extraordinary process: using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce chemical energy through photosynthesis. Inspired by this natural ability, scientists are developing artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis and convert sunlight into usable fuels. These technologies could eventually provide a way to store renewable solar energy in …
What happens to the coffee grounds left behind after your morning cup? Usually, they end up in the bin. But Australian researchers found that this waste can be given a very different second life as part of stronger concrete. Researchers at RMIT University developed a way to turn spent coffee …
Imagine a farm field that has been cultivated for decades. Then, one year, nobody plants anything. No ploughing. No fertilizers. No pesticides. No harvesting. What happens next? At first, it may look like the land is simply being abandoned. But underneath the surface, an ecological transformation has already begun. The …
Tomato plants have a bodyguard team of helpful soil bacteria. Scientists have just found out how one of the world’s worst fungi gets rid of them, and it does not do the job alone. Every tomato plant is standing in a crowd. The soil around its roots holds billions of …
Ladybirds, lacewings and tiny wasps can do the work of a pesticide. The catch is what we feed them, and a new review says biotechnology may finally solve it. There is an old and very simple idea in farming: if a pest is eating your crop, bring in something that …
A global team of 30 researchers argues that a whole new science has been growing quietly in the greenhouse, and that nobody has bothered to give it a name badge. For decades, the glamour in biology has belonged to the gene. Sequence the DNA, find the gene, fix the crop. …
Dig up a handful of soil, and it is packed with billions of viruses. These tiny invaders infect bacteria and fungi living underground, quietly influencing how carbon and nutrients move through the soil. But there is a problem. Scientists do not fully agree on the best way to find these …
A tree may never wave at you or cry out in pain, yet it is far from silent. Every leaf, root, and flower is busy collecting information from the world around it. A plant is like a living weather station, a chemical factory, and a communication network, all rolled into …
For generations, farmers have looked at crops with their eyes. A greener leaf, a taller plant, or a bigger ear of maize often meant a better harvest. But nature has always been writing a secret story beneath the leaves, one invisible to the human eye. Inside every plant, thousands of …
A conflict thousands of kilometres away in the Middle East can determine whether an Indian farmer gets fertilizer on time. The recent Iran crisis has once again highlighted how deeply India’s agriculture depends on global energy and fertilizer supply chains. While India is one of the world’s largest fertilizer producers, …
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