Akorn Technology, a producer of natural coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables, has launched a new edible coating for ...

Four teenage girls have won an inter-school competition that encourages students to create innovative projects that address environmental and societal challenges by creating an edible “plastic ...

Swiss researchers have created a groundbreaking biodegradable plastic-like material that is not only flexible and durable but ...

But there are limits to this R&D. “The reason plastic is everywhere is because it's not natural,” Honsinger explains; it ...

Many New Zealand innovations are more familiar to Irish farmers because they are designed for the country's large livestock ...

Using mushrooms, scientists have created a living, plastic-like compound that uses unique fungal properties to mold into almost any form.

On a historic Sussex estate, three women are creating a zero-waste wonderland where the beautiful gardens are good enough to ...

Pennsylvania high schooler Ethan Albright is developing his own biodegradable fishing lures. He won a science fair for the ...

Because the split-gill mushroom is edible, that means any products made ... "that becomes more stable over time." As plastic waste continues to pollute the planet — and our bodies — developing ...