Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the beige concoction, commencing a ritualistic dance that summons wild yeast ...

AI growth could add up to 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030, as rapid hardware upgrades and data center expansion increase environmental impact. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

According to the U.N., e-waste is the world’s fastest-growing trash stream, and, as is common with a lot of rubbish, the developed world is exporting its problems. The flow of electronic waste from ...

E-waste, which refers to discarded electrical or electronic devices, is the fastest growing domestic waste stream in the world, and it is highly toxic, threatening public health. Much of this e-waste, ...

In the 1999 movie “Sex, Lies and Videotape,” Ann Mullany, the character played by Andie MacDowell, talks to her therapist about what is troubling her, as Alexander Clapp explains in “Waste Wars – The ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

The problem of nuclear reactor waste will have to be resolved as nuclear energy becomes more frequently adopted as the world's source of power. No one is pro nuclear waste. Simply, nuclear waste is a ...

"Not in my backyard" is a term normally used in conversations about proposed new housing or rail lines, but a version of it could soon be heard about one of the most dangerous materials on the planet.