Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have received a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study an unlikely candidate for future fuels: cactus pear.

Scientists say the plant could help farmers produce renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel while using significantly less ...

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia Ficus ...

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U.S. Department of Energy has awarded University of Nevada, Reno a $9 million grant to study cactus pear as a climate resilient biomass biofuel feedstock.

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Consuming prickly pear helps decrease inflammation and improve your heart ...

Prickly pear, or cactus pear, is the bright-purple fruit of the opuntia cactus plant. Most people know of prickly pear margaritas, that fruity drink made at Mexican restaurants and tequila bars. But ...