The Living Cocoon enriches the soil as it biodegrades, turning burial ceremonies into small acts of generosity toward the ...

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In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

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Bergen, Norway, has been building one of the world’s most advanced trash systems in its 955-year-old city center.

In a world where “vintage” often means “overpriced,” this massive thrift wonderland in Seattle stands as a monument to authentic bargain hunting. Let me tell you about the time I walked into Seattle’s ...

Former police sergeant Mary Notarangelo's body found beneath debris in her Connecticut home, where severe hoarding conditions hampered search efforts for seven months.

They found that these countries created 275 million tons of garbage annually, of which 4.8 to 12.7 million tons of plastic flowed into the oceans. That's only 2 to 5 percent of the total waste ...

Genetically modified E. coli converted broken-down plastic bottles into acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and ...

Pixar was the king of animated filmmaking. Its run from the ‘90s to the mid-2010s was marked by the kind of dazzling creative ...

Large residential buildings in West Harlem are now required to put trash in large bins on the street instead of in piles on the curb. The mayor wants to expand the idea citywide.

The dwarf planet candidate’s closest point to the sun is about 7 billion kilometers, roughly 45 times that of Earth’s distance. One trip around the sun takes more than 24,000 years.