24 July, 2019
New experimental insights allow researchers to probe protein-DNA interactions with greater precision.
18 July, 2019
Sediment libraries show marine ecosystems are accumulating oil pollution faster than ever.
22 August, 2019
Genome editing techniques have the power to transform crop yields and plant resilience to feed the growing global population.
05 August, 2019
Macroalgae is shown to be a major global contributor to carbon sequestration.
03 September, 2019
Corals use sugar from their symbiotic algal partners to control them by recycling nitrogen from their own ammonium waste.
27 August, 2019
Accounting for the quality of energy needed to run a desalination plant shows benefits of using waste heat.
29 July, 2019
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.
05 September, 2019
Cultivated date palms have co-evolved with desert bacteria for so long that their roots attract the microbes that provide the best chance for a long and healthy life.
25 September, 2019
Microplastics in the water column are ingested by clams and become attached to their shells.
18 September, 2019
When a thin layer of water is squeezed between two hydrophobic surfaces, the laws of classical physics break down.
09 September, 2019
The dynamics behind microbial communities in granular-based wastewater treatment systems.
06 October, 2019
The colonization of tomato plants with a beneficial desert root fungus protects against effects of salt stress.
16 October, 2019
Today on World Food Day, a team of Plant Scientists from King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) has begun a major project to improve global date palm production and protection.
14 October, 2019
Protein-folded DNA nanostructures offer a new building material for biotechnology.
21 October, 2019
Discarded PET bottles could find a new life in the chemical industry.
27 October, 2019
A protein, with a name reminiscent of legendary Greek sailors, has an unexpected role inside the human nucleus.
02 December, 2019
Factors influencing the tolerance of barley to saline soils have been uncovered using an advanced robust statistical technique.
27 November, 2019
Plant scientist Salim Al-Babili and his team are working across many fronts to save sub-Saharan African cereal crops from a menacing weed.
26 November, 2019
Discovery of signaling intermediary could lead to more pest-resistant crops.