Computer simulations reveal that increasing the tail length of the biosurfactant surfactin creates more stable, spherical ...

A new global life-cycle analysis finds that if not properly disposed of, biodegradable plastics could increase methane ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at how McDonald's cheap food exists within and has in many ways created a food system that values cheap food that forces environmental ...

Withdrawing a permit application shortly before a Coastal Commission hearing may be procedurally allowable. But doing so multiple times sends a troubling message to the community that the clock can ...

Plastic pollution is a problem, and scientists have been searching for biodegradable options for years. But this novel ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

The research is the first to project the environmental impact of biodegradable plastics through their entire lifecycle at a global scale ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

However, a critical challenge for their practical application is the limited lifetime of organic semiconductors, which are vulnerable to degradation caused by moisture and oxygen. This leads to a ...

Scientists developed a wastewater treatment method to help clear pollution caused by toxic, non-biodegradable dyes. The method uses a 3D, sponge-like covalent organic network to purify wastewater in a ...

Asia's leading sustainable lining supplier partners with Lenzing to introduce fully biodegradable ECOVERO™ linings with ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by ...