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Heatwave in China is the most severe ever recorded in the world

23 August 2022

A long spell of extreme hot and dry weather is affecting energy, water supplies and food production across China
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Genetic tweaks to upgrade photosynthesis boost soy yield by a fifth

18 August 2022

Researchers have succeeded in making photosynthesis more efficient in soybean plants, in a major breakthrough that will mean less forest has to be cut down to make way for farms

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