OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method to convert discarded plastic into gasoline and diesel-like fuels. This breakthrough could help address ...

With hospitals generating an average of 29 pounds of waste per bed each day, how that waste is managed carries serious environmental, operational, and public health implications. In this Q&A, Alex ...

Could a human really survive on Mars using nothing but potatoes and waste? This experiment explores the science behind one of the most extreme survival scenarios ever imagined. From nutrient ...

Researchers keep finding ingenious ways to manage plastic waste by converting it into new materials in a virtuous loop. While the technologies may work remarkably well, the intensive resources and ...

Casio McCombs’ dream of opening a hifi lounge in Kansas City was so close. He had signed a lease and was aiming to open this coming fall. But his future quickly crumbled after a social media uproar ...

The New Delhi Municipal Council is set to enforce a new mandatory regulation from April 1, in accordance with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026. This initiative mandates a four-stream ...

Optum Rx is leaning on artificial intelligence as it looks to address costly fraud, waste and abuse in the pharmacy space. The company is deploying real-time AI analytics that identify potential ...

Stakeholders in environmental sector have renewed calls for stronger collaboration, stricter policy enforcement and active public participation to address mounting waste management challenges in Lagos ...

They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or in this case, therapeutic, as a pioneering method turns waste plastic into a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease. Harnessing the power of bacteria, ...

Bacteria and plastic waste each can pose health and environmental issues. But new research shows that when used together, they can have a positive health impact by creating a frontline medication for ...

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