Oil company to research possibility of making biofuel from algae

Exxonmobil last week announced a US$600 million project to develop biofuel from photosynthetic algae.

Exxon has teamed up with synthetic genomes of la jolla, california which will receive $300 million to develop high-yielding algal strains.

Ancient granaries found in Jordan near Dead Sea

Archaeologists have discovered at least 10 stone and mud-brick structures at a site called Dhra east of the Dead Sea that were possibly the site of both houses and granaries.

The granaries stored wild barley.

The site is about 11,300 years ago.