Middle East crisis results in global supply disruption
About 20% of the world’s oil and liquid natural gas is transported through the Strait of Hormuz, with about 20m barrels of crude oil and oil products usually passing through the narrow sea passage each day.
Probiotics, but for plants: How microbiomes of the phyllosphere help crops thrive
Plants rely on many different microbes, but the ecosystem on the above-ground or green parts of plants is less well known and offers opportunities to improve health and resilience. Michael Gross reports.