Could rubber from dandelions make tires more sustainable?
The Russian dandelion helped supply the Allied forces with rubber through the Second World War. Now, tire makers are hoping it could make a commercial comeback.
Could the humble dandelion revolutionize tire manufacturing supply chains?
In 1931, Soviet scientists were on the hunt for a natural source of rubber that would help the USSR become self-sufficient in key materials.
They scoured the vast and various territories of the Soviet Union and tested over 1,000 different species looking for an alternative to the South American rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensi. Eventually, on the steppes of Kazakhstan, they found one.
Climate change puts pressure on failing Caribbean water supplies
The picturesque tropical islands are surrounded by water, yet shortages are a daily reality for many. Rising temperatures and low rainfall could make matters worse.
Caribbean islands like Barbados may be surrounded by beautiful turquoise waters but many are struggling with water scarcity
Noreen Nunez lives in a middle-class neighborhood that rises up a hillside in Trinidad s Tunapuna-Piarco region.
Accessed by a long, winding road bordered by trees, the houses, built in the 1970s and 1980s, are mainly painted in pastel shades. Dotted among fruit trees in their sizeable backyards are huge water tanks, mounted on concrete slabs.