Ethanol May Help Crops Survive Droughts
Droughts can wreak havoc on food supply and crop production, but a new study shows that ethanol can help crops survive.
Read MoreDroughts can wreak havoc on food supply and crop production, but a new study shows that ethanol can help crops survive.
Read MoreClimate change is here and it’s not good. The very near future promises to be hotter and dryer in some places. Find out what the numbers really mean.
Read MoreBy Radhika Desikan As you are reading this, chances are that you are wearing something made of cotton, or have come in contact with some cotton fabric today. Cotton accounts for nearly half of all clothing material in the world. Cotton plants date back to prehistoric times; there is evidence of cotton farming from around 5000 BC in the Indian subcontinent. Cotton fabric is made of cotton fibres, which grow in the protective cases (bolls) around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum). However, it is not just the…
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