For the new study, researchers focused on a MOF known as BVR-19. Its distinctive feature is…
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An Oregon farmer grew tomatoes, potatoes, squash, garlic and beans for 40 years without irrigation; careful soil preparation kept stored moisture in the root zone
He started dry farming in California but moved to a 9.6-acre site near Veneta, Oregon, in…
In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range
In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’s fiercest environmental battles.…
In 1941, Henry Ford introduced an experimental soybean car that used plant-based plastic body panels and challenged the future of steel automobiles |
Long before “bio-based materials” entered the lexicon of the car industry, Henry Ford was trying to…