A new frontier in pest management is underway as researchers test a groundbreaking method to tackle the wheat stem sawfly ...

Traditional forms of thermal insulation used to regulate temperatures in homes and commercials buildings are often energy-intensive to manufacture, resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions. A ...

Is wheat straw the next big thing in natural fibers? Maybe so, according to a new report from environmental nonprofit Canopy. During the pilot, wheat straw was baled in Punjab and Haryana, India, ...

For years, shifting dunes in China’s Tengger Desert threatened villages, farmland and one of the country’s important railway links. Strong winds could send huge quantities of sand across the landscape ...

A new study published in New Contaminants reveals that black carbon formed during wheat straw burning can significantly reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in soil and soybean crops, ...

Lithium is a crucial ingredient in rechargeable batteries, but recovering it from dilute sources can be difficult and energy-intensive. John Liu, a high school student from St. Paul, Minnesota, ...

Modified (metal oxide) biochar is widely used for the remediation of degraded soils, but there has been limited research work on its effect on phosphorus (P) fractionation and biochemical properties ...

In a bid to enhance the efficiency and quality of biomass energy, a team of researchers led by Bidhan Nath from the University of Southern Queensland has made significant strides in the pelletization ...

In late July, when temperatures in Shari, Hokkaido, reached nearly 30°C, driving through the suburbs revealed wheat fields dyed in golden hues. As the wheat ears swayed in the humid breeze, I thought, ...