Cascades are not just small falls of water, but can also be a succession of failures and damages occurring after natural hazard events.
Reducing Water Waste in Agriculture Through “Smart Farming”
A smart-farm solution to reduce agriculture water consumption.
When Rivers Meet Big Data
In this WIREs Water review, the authors appraise the effectiveness with which emerging technologies and tools can (or cannot) be used to semi-automate the geomorphic analysis of rivers.
Debating Dams: The World Commission on Dams Twenty Years On
In their WIREs Water review, Christopher Schulz and Bill Adams provide an overview of the responses to the work done by the World Commission on Dams over the past 20 years.
Small, Powerful Players in Regulating Quantitative Yield Traits in Rice
In this WIREs RNA review, the authors discuss the role of different miRNAs controlling yield-related quantitative traits in rice.
Getting Messages Across to Policy Makers
Strength of logic doesn’t substitute for strength in numbers, and an emotional message!
Improving Access to Clean Drinking Water
The TriboPump enables energy-efficient water disinfection at the point of use.
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Floodplain Habitat Restoration
Floodplains are some of the most ecologically important and human‐impacted habitats throughout the world.
The Bonn-Fire of Responsibilities
Oil-rich countries force through compromise at UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, that many think falls short of acting on key conclusions from last year’s IPCC report.
Crop Tolerance to Herbicides through Artificial Evolution
The domestication of crops is a directed evolutionary process that has lasted for most of human history. It has allocated naturally occurring mutations that encode traits for higher production, better taste, and convenient cultivation. These traits can better manage...