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Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power

While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, research suggests that global warming could be less viable in the future.

8 Oct 2020

Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes

For centuries, scientists have worked above ground, studying plants and their effect on biodiversity.

7 Oct 2020

Cyanobacteria As "Green" Catalysts In Biotechnology

Cyanobacteria are known as "blue-green algae", and convert light energy into chemical energy effectively thanks to their active photosynthetic cells.

7 Oct 2020

Researchers demonstrate new method to increase catalytic activity of cyanobacteria

Although cyanobacteria are known to stain water green through their unique pigments, they are colloquially referred to as “blue-green algae.”

6 Oct 2020

Efficient Pollen Identification

From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related changes in plant-pollinator interactions, analysing pollen plays an important role in research.

5 Oct 2020

40 Percent Of Amazon Could Now Exist As Rainforest Or Savanna-Like Ecosystems

A part of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of crossing a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem, according to new research.

5 Oct 2020

Jellyfish with your Chips instead? Creating New Sustainable Takeaways

Leslie Roberson speaks to AZoLifeSciences about her research into endangered seafood, and how creating sustainable takeaways could overcome this.

From University of Queensland 29 Sep 2020

Biodiversity increases plant decomposition rate

The afterlife of plant matter plays a significant role in ecosystems, as a key processor and provider of key nutrients.

29 Sep 2020

Tree rings show scale of arctic pollution is worse than previously thought

A large study of tree rings has shown that the direct and indirect effects of industrial pollution in the region and beyond are far worse than previously thought.

28 Sep 2020

The widespread use of antibiotics in crop production and its risks

AZoLifeSciences talks to Dr. Phil Taylor and Dr. Rob Reeder about their research into the scale of antibiotic use in crop production.

From Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) 24 Sep 2020

CRISPR technique can improve the quality of barley grain

A group of plant researchers has demonstrated the ability to rapidly enhance the quality of barley grain using a genetic tool called CRISPR or gene editing.

21 Sep 2020

Study shows how climate change impacts Arctic insect communities

Through a unique research collaboration, researchers at the University of Helsinki have exposed major changes taking place in the insect communities of the Arctic. Their study reveals how climate change is affecting small but important predators of other insects, i.e. parasitoids.

14 Sep 2020