FAO: Global Food Prices Rise 0.5 Percent in November
TEHRAN (ANA)- Global food prices continued to rise in November, though the rate of increase slowed and prices for grains and cereals -- the largest component in the index -- actually fell.
Iranian Company Settles Environmental Problems of Industrial Units
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company stationed at Kashan Science and Technology Park used nanotechnology to solve the problem of treatment of wastewater in protein units of industrial plants.
Microplastics Could Be Changing Earth’s Climate
TEHRAN (ANA)- Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in clouds and a Penn State research suggests these particles could impact precipitation and climate patterns, though their full effects remain unknown.
Iranian Experts Manufacture New System to Produce Biodegradable Plastic
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company succeeded in creating an asymmetric kneader extruder that can create nanometer-sized particles in the polymer matrix and prevent the formation of lumps or powder clumps inside the polymer.
Iranian Scientists Make Plant-Growing Medium with Date Waste
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a technological company succeeded in making a growing medium from date and date palm waste.
Iranian Company Makes Product to Reduce Thirst Stress in Trees
TEHRAN (ANA)- Specialists of a technological company succeeded in manufacturing a technological product to reduce thirst stress in pistachio trees.
Iranian Company Converts Agricultural Waste into Animal Feed
TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian company succeeded in converting agricultural waste into animal feed which in addition to reducing water consumption increases protein percentage in the food.
How Climate Change Could Decimate Two-Thirds of Temperate Rainforests
TEHRAN (ANA)- A new study from the University of Leeds warns that up to two-thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could be lost to climate change by 2100.
Scientists' New Finding Challenges Current Ice Sheet Modelling
TEHRAN (ANA)- A study conducted by multinational scientists has unveiled noticeable meltwater storage phenomena within the entire Greenland ice sheet, indicating 20 percent upscaling in meltwater runoff calculations.
