An innovative new study to develop microbial organisms to digest plastic waste has been made possible following a £1.5 million award from the ERA - Cobiotech programme of the European Union.

A research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level.

USC researchers say confronting reality and taking local action may help humanity cope — and even spur economies and innovation.

Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) at the University of Saskatchewan (Usask), has won the 2019 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for “global excellence in food innovation.”

Local conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them precious time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a new paper by scientists at Duke University and Fudan University suggests.

Appearing in everything from sushi rolls to sandwiches, tuna are among the world’s favourite fish. But are our current tuna fishing habits sustainable?

Living in Brooklyn, I am often amazed by the time it takes to get around within the borough without a bike.

It’s a common sight in the Northeast: Flocks of wild turkeys strutting across the road, frustrating commuters.

A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that is more cost effective than anything currently available and responds to the global need to regulate water consumption in agriculture.

Many small water systems in the United States struggle with disinfection compliance, a new study by Ohio State engineering professor Natalie Hull found.