Research is still emerging, but what we know is alarming. Scientists expose hidden dangers in widely used farming products — ...

Tamarind seed gum has long been used as a food thickener, but in Japan it is also being developed into a biodegradable plastic that could be used for everything from flexible food packaging and ...

By John LovettUniversity of Arkansas System Division of AgricultureArkansas Agricultural Experiment StationFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — While biodegradable ...

"Biodegradable plastics according to SSbD criteria offer prospects for innovation and can be an additional strategy for tackling plastic waste in the oceans, but also on land," says Lahl.

From pools of water stained by metal mining, to charred black spots in rainforests cleared for farming ... the larvae of a moth and is renewable and biodegradable, but the luxurious fabric ...

Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s just as stable ... as quickly as the non-coated sheets. While some biodegradable plastics can still leave behind harmful ...

On Monday, the government opened consultation on its proposed 'Green Farms' scheme, which would regulate agrichemical ...

The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones is that paper is biodegradable. This means that it can naturally be broken down and won’t end up floating in our oceans or being ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a biodegradable plastic made from trees, a $3 million prize for scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider, why we’re one step closer ...