CoverCress is a new winter cash crop whose grain can be crushed to make sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Imagine a world where jets fly around the planet on fuel sourced from plants, ...

The American Midwest is home to some of the richest, most productive farmland in the world, enabling its transformation into a vast corn- and soy-producing machine—a conversion spurred largely by ...

Biofuels are a more environmentally friendly solution for vehicles than petrol or diesel, but must be thoroughly tested by lab equipment to check for contaminants. Credit: Scharfsinn via Shutterstock.