Australia
Wineries race to the sun in bid to cut power costs
Dozens of wineries in South Australia have been harnessing the sun’s power for purposes beyond growing grapes.
Archives for December 22, 2016
Australia
Enzymes key to why some crops can weather extremes better than others
Research to develop food crops that produce bigger yields and cope better with drought has identified a key enzyme that might explain why sorghum and millet are more productive and can withstand extreme conditions better than wheat and rice.
Singapore
Sugar, sweeteners do not have different effects on appetite
The body’s natural eating rhythms compensate for the calories reduced by using natural or artificial non-nutritive sweeteners, researchers have found after comparing the habits of people taking four different types of sweetener, including sugar.