Accounting for the quality of energy needed to run a desalination plant shows benefits of using waste heat.

Genome editing techniques have the power to transform crop yields and plant resilience to feed the growing global population.

Macroalgae is shown to be a major global contributor to carbon sequestration.

A Professor of Marine Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has received the 2019 Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology from the Generalitat of Catalonia.

New experimental insights allow researchers to probe protein-DNA interactions with greater precision.

Sediment libraries show marine ecosystems are accumulating oil pollution faster than ever.

New app aims to improve the statistical analysis of large datasets in plant science and beyond.

An integrated system seamlessly harnesses sunlight to cogenerate electricity and fresh water.

A date palm seedling can pause its development to boost its resilience before emerging into the harsh desert environment.

A biohybrid material that combines reduced graphene oxide with bacterial cells offers an eco-friendly option to help store renewable energy.

Insect-inspired design principles lead to first-ever water-repellent membranes made from water-wet materials.

Accelerating plant evolution with CRISPR paves the way for breeders to engineer new crop varieties.

Protein found in gut-dwelling pathogens changes shape under human body temperatures, leading to toxins responsible for diarrheal disease.

Global water challenges addressed through improvements to desalination techniques and limits to waste.

Predation, not resource availability, limits the abundance of coastal Red Sea bacteria.

Mutations in a repetitive protein motif are responsible for a rare cognitive disorder.

Marine plastic pollution accumulates in mangrove forests and is a danger to sea life.

A graphene-oxide membrane design inspired by nature swiftly separates solvent molecules.

High-resolution imaging data collected by small satellites could transform how we monitor freshwater use in agriculture.

Understanding how bacterial metacommunities homogenize could help scientists predict future changes to ecosystems.