Small farms grow much of the world's food, but from space they are nearly invisible. Their fields are tiny and ill-defined, ...

When it comes to drought stress, timing can be the difference between saving a crop and losing it, whether in a greenhouse or in the high-stakes environment of future space missions. In a recent study ...

Pollinators like bees and butterflies are vanishing across the world due to toxic pesticides and habitat loss, threatening ecosystems and global food security. Over 87% of flowering plants rely on ...

Microplastics in the atmosphere are heating the planet, magnifying climate change impacts, according to new research. Scientists in China and the US found that tiny, coloured plastic particles absorb ...

Valve’s next VR headset may be just around the corner, as supply chain leaks suggest the device has now entered mass production. The ‘XR Research Institute’, a Chinese research group responsible for ...

Alan is a technology author based in Nova Scotia, Canada. A computer enthusiast since his youth, Alan stays current on what is new and what is next. With over 30 years of experience in computer, video ...

SINGAPORE - Nearly 10 years ago, two scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) had ambitions to create giant batteries that could power towns and buildings at night with clean electricity ...

With drought becoming the norm for some parts of the U.S., water conservation is more important than ever. In some places, the hot and dry weather has gotten so bad that restrictions on the amount of ...

As honeybees make their way through the world, they are ideally suited to pick up bits and pieces of it along the way. Bees are covered with hairs that have evolved to hold tiny particles that the bee ...