Increasing regulations and bans against plastic bags and other single-use plastic items such as drinking straws are driving growing demand for biodegradable plastics, according to market research ...

Plastic waste is now found in practically every part of the world, from the Antarctic coasts to the ocean depths. Faced with this dire fact of modern life, a team of marine scientists from the GEOMAR ...

A Dutch start-up has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus, instead of wood, which it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants. The company, Loop, ...

Hong Kong consumers who choose biodegradable plastic products to aid a green cause might end up causing more damage to nature. Local environmental group The Green Earth sounded the warning after its ...

Scientists from the N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBHF RAS), together with colleagues from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, NUST MISIS ...

Have you ever seen your neighbor push a wheelbarrow full of grass clippings to a nearby empty lot and, without hesitation, dump the load over the edge of the streambank? What about seeing someone rake ...

Soil organic matter is crucial for maintaining soil fertility and carbon sequestration, but traditional agricultural practices often lead to its loss. Organic farming attempts to mitigate this issue ...

A new study published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering has compared the impacts of traditional and biodegradable microplastics on pea growth and soil health. The research shows ...

Madhur Atreya working in the lab. New research from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering into biodegradable sensors may change the way farmers track, measure, and respond in real time ...

he lifespan of a coffin buried underground can vary significantly based on multiple factors such as material, soil conditions, and burial depth The most significant factor affecting a coffin's ...