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As one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest producers of tomatoes, Nigeria grows up to 1.5 million tons of the fruit annually, yet nearly half of that harvest fails to make it to the market. In a bid to provide a solution to...

Invasive species have become a growing environmental challenge, causing serious harm to ecosystems. An interdisciplinary team from New York University (NYU) and the University of Western Australia is utilizing robotic fish...

Scientists in the Netherlands have developed a solar reactor that looks and acts like a leaf. By putting chemicals in the artificial leaf’s microchannels, which resemble the veins on a real leaf, and exposing it to sunlight...

AEye, a San Francisco Bay Area-based company that develops hardware, software and algorithms that serve as the "eyes and visual cortex" of autonomous vehicles, has announced a new data type that will help self-driving cars...

Researchers have unveiled what could be the whitest natural substance, composed of cellulose and inspired by the Cyphocilus beetle native to Southeast Asia...

Sometimes the difference between life and death is a matter of time. For injured soldiers in the field, the minutes that pass before a medic can treat them can make all the difference. That's why DARPA is looking into ways...

Did you know that buildings are responsible for 39 percent of the United States' carbon emissions? Architect Chris Maurer of redhouse studio told Inhabitat he loves being an architect, but finds it difficult to reconcile...

Did you know that buildings are responsible for 39 percent of the United States' carbon emissions? Architect Chris Maurer of redhouse studio told Inhabitat he loves being an architect, but finds it difficult to reconcile...

Did you know that buildings are responsible for 39 percent of the United States' carbon emissions? Architect Chris Maurer of redhouse studio told Inhabitat he loves being an architect, but finds it difficult to reconcile...

Bananas are quite a magical fruit and they've been used for everything from "vegan leather" for wallets to durable bioplastics and feedstock. Now, scientists have found yet another use for this versatile edible: cancer...

Bananas are quite a magical fruit and they've been used for everything from "vegan leather" for wallets to durable bioplastics and feedstock. Now, scientists have found yet another purpose for this versatile edible: cancer...

In its quest to sustainably serve the needs of urban farmers, NexLoop found inspiration for its water management system in the natural world. Seeking to create a system that is self-sufficient and adaptable to local needs,...

John Steinbeck wrote that “all things are one thing and that one thing is all things—plankton, a shimmering phosphorescence on the sea and the spinning planets and an expanding universe, all bound together by the elastic...

Researchers took cues from butterflies to design thin film solar cells that can better absorb light. The rose butterfly, common to India, has soft black wings that help keep the insect warm with the sun's heat. Mimicking...

The Maraú Peninsula is a 25 mile long bar of pristine Brazilian sand, flanked by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the tranquil Camamu Bay on the other, where one glorious beach gives way to another...