Scarce and valuable freshwater has played a role in conflicts as a target, tool, and weapon.
Plasma Seed Coatings to Protect Crops Against Fungi
A trilayer plasma-deposited coating that encapsules maize to protect against infection by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum.
Water Purification By the Book
Materials scientists who know their Dumas.
Cape Town’s Recent Water Crisis
The 2018 water crisis that drew the world’s attention was the worst on record, threatening 4 million people.
Southern Mesopotamia: Water and the Rise of Urbanism
Southern Mesopotamia, modern southern Iraq, was home to the world’s oldest cities and complex societies.
Planning for Ecological Drought: Integrating Ecosystem Services and Vulnerability Assessment
As research recognizes the importance of ecological impacts of drought to natural and human communities, drought planning processes need to better incorporate ecological impacts.
Flexible and Durable Salinity Sensors
Reseachers from KAUST present their flexible and biofouling independent salinity sensors.
Biodegradation of Plastic Waste
Researchers in Germany exploit enzymes to break down and recycle the most widely-used plastic for packaging.
Using Trees for Bioenergy and Phytotechnologies
Poplars and willows are sustainably grown to conserve or utilize water in a variety of applications.
What Happens to Water When Forests are Thinned in Dry Regions?
Extended droughts, or droughts that are warmer or more frequent than they have been in the past, can have large consequences on water availability, forest productivity, and forest mortality.