Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...

Scientists at Australia's Flinders University have developed a biodegradable plastic-like film made partly from milk protein. Designed for food packaging, the new material breaks down in soil within ...

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. The beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without ...

Scientists have found a way to convert discarded shrimp shells into dense, plastic-like films and objects, a development that could redirect tons of seafood industry waste into a viable substitute for ...

Fairfield, Connecticut, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bigelow Tea produces more than 2.2 billion tea bags annually in three U.S. manufacturing facilities and are biodegradable, compostable, and ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough ...

As detailed by Anthropocene, researchers found a way to extract an organic polymer known as chitin from crushed crustacean ...