“While it’s relatively easy to grow animal cells for mass food production you need to be able to grow them on something cheap ...

Life sciences research produces plastic waste weighing a stunning 5.5 million tons, according to researchers from the University of Exeter – roughly the equivalent of 67 cruise ships. The need to ...

As Mathilde Poyet ushers me through the Global Microbiome Conservancy’s laboratory in Kiel, Germany, I’m met with all sorts of state-of-the-art equipment. It’s an impressive facility, with typical lab ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 28,000 tons (25,000 metric tons) of pandemic-related ...

Impacts of biological amendments, including waste-derived amendments that underpin soil health and agricultural ...

The study shows that East African cities face a rapidly growing waste crisis that current disposal-based systems cannot ...

If nothing is done soon to curb the use of plastics, we should remember that by 2050 there will be even more plastic in the oceans than fish. The detrimental effects of plastic on human health and the ...