Inspired by the filter feeding mechanisms of basking sharks and manta rays, a startup called Cleanr has developed a filter ...

In a lab outside Boulder Colorado, engineers are reinventing one of the dirtiest industrial processes on Earth—by swapping ...

A new analysis shows that oil made from corn husks, wood chips, and other waste could plug greenhouse gas-belching abandoned ...

By vanishing quickly, RNA avoids DNA’s problem of lingering too long, giving ecologists a sharper, more immediate picture of ...

In a lab outside Boulder Colorado, engineers are reinventing one of the dirtiest industrial processes on Earth—by swapping ...

Sewage is not something most people want to give a second thought to, but it contains a trove of valuable nutrients. One of those is ammonia, a key ingredient of fertilizer. Now, researchers report a ...

Globally, human excreta are a huge untapped source of nutrients. Now, a new perspective paper makes the case that biochar could help to unlock it. The PNAS paper shows that human waste contains over ...

Coral isn’t exactly a migratory species. Many have exoskeletons that seem more like sculptures than living organisms. But right now, Florida scientists are watching closely to see if an unusual ...

Freezing liquids at night and then using it to cool homes and buildings during the day could reduce the carbon burden of air-conditioning ...

Electricity seems to supercharge the fermentation process, increasing the breakdown of food waste into commercially-useful ...