The new eco-friendly detergent was found to be just as effective as commercial chemical products for cleaning clothes and ...

AG Jeans has Earth Day marked on its calendar. The Los Angeles-based premium denim brand is celebrating the planet with a ...

Technology transforms quickly, but so does electronic waste. Millions of discarded smartphones, laptops, and accessories end up in landfills each year, contributing to environmental pollution.

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Genome analysis and protein modeling reveals Methylocystis suflitae's high-efficiency methane-to-PHA conversion (11.90 mg PHA ...

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Danimer Scientific Inc., a maker of bioplastic straws, cutlery, and food containers that’s touted its work with Bacardi and Starbucks, filed for bankruptcy with plans to market its assets for sale and ...

A new biodegradable tool dubbed the “Coral Defender” was launched this week in an effort to safeguard newly outplanted corals ...

Researchers have engineered yeast to efficiently convert methanol into D-lactic acid, a key compound for biodegradable plastics and pharmaceuticals. By optimizing gene and promoter combinations, they ...