Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The plastic pollution problem is only growing in scale and intensity. Fortunately, researchers at the Chinese ...

Abstract: The increasing volume of waste generated daily has made efficient waste management a critical environmental concern. This project presents an automated waste segregation system designed to ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Sustainability, researchers demonstrate the successful engineering of a biological process to "upcycle" poly ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it’s also created one of the defining ...

Fox News viewers were less than impressed with the network during their Tuesday, March 3, broadcasts, as they quoted polls on the ongoing conflict with Iran as they talked about a contentious ...

Abstract: The nation and world is facing a huge problem today of disposal, segregation and recycling of solid waste, and improper management of these wastes are hazardous and dangerous to human health ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed concerns about AI’s environmental impact this week while speaking at an event hosted by The Indian Express. For one thing, Altman — who was in India for a major AI ...

New Yorkers are so filthy that snow removal techniques used in other cities just won’t cut it. Sanitation officials in Montreal, Canada, use a giant snow vacuum that sucks up the snow from the street ...

The founders of Upside Robotics met in 2023 because they were both looking to build an impact-driven company that touched climate and agriculture. Less than a year later, they were sleeping in a ...

Researchers have found a surprising way to turn sunflower oil waste into a powerful bread upgrade. By replacing part of wheat flour with partially defatted sunflower seed flour, breads became ...

At the Rosenwald Wing of Knoxville General Hospital, Black doctors could treat Black patients. The wing opened in 1933. More recently it was a residential care facility. Now, the city plans to give it ...