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If you're trying to go plant-based, beware of these sneaky foods and drinks that aren't always vegetarian.

'I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL,' Trump wrote in a post on social media on Monday.

Seed oils have been the focus of fiery critics from internet influencers to high-profile politicians like HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They claim that these oils pressed from the seeds of certain plants are toxic to human health and fueling high rates of chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes. Kennedy has called for a return to the use of fats such as beef tallow for frying. Such claims have exasperated…

A new class of over-the-counter probiotic supplements claim to prevent hangovers by reducing gut acetaldehyde. Some scientists are skeptical.

"It's about improving food sustainability and reducing hunger worldwide"

Scientists haven't actually confirmed a link between age and hangover severity, but there are some reasons why older people might feel worse after a night of drinking than young folks would.

There's a big catch.

Bacteria can degrade particularly tough PFAS varieties

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new catalytic process that can vaporize the polyethylene (single-use bags) and polypropylene (hard plastics) that dominate trash piles, converting them...

UC Berkeley microbiologist makes the case for Neurospora-laced oat pulp and cheesy moldy bread

A new law in Colorado aims to rid the confusion over dinnerware labeled "compostable" when it's really not.

Nematodes react to the odors of pathogens by prepping their guts to withstand an infection. Do humans react similarly?

Are they toxic? Do they cause inflammation? Find out what's really going on—and what you should eat.

Influencers extoll the benefits of drinking raw milk over pasteurized milk, but there isn't substantive evidence to support these claims.

In North Carolina, Honeywell announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is 90% less carbon intensive than traditional fossil-based jet fuels. The new technology produces 3-5% more SAF, enables a cost reduction of up to 20% and reduces by-product waste […]

Equatic will zap seawater with electricity to extract and store carbon, but scientists remain skeptical.

Adhesives are almost always based on fossil raw materials such as petroleum. Researchers at Fraunhofer have recently developed a process that allows to utilize keratin for this purpose. This highly versatile protein compound can be found, for instance, in chicken feathers. Not only can it be used to manufacture a host of different adhesives for a variety of applications, but the processes and end products are also…

New research reveals that recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharmaceutical residues. The good news is that fungi cultivated in biogas digestate show minimal absorption of these contaminants. On February 16, Astrid Solvåg Nesse will defend her Ph.D. dissertation at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).

The Roman politician Cicero once said, "When there is no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff." Some interpret this to mean that the best defense is a good offense. I've another interpretation: When you have no explanation – deflect, defer, confound, and confuse the listener with irrelevancies. That about sums up the latest rhetoric of climate change deniers.

In the race to build a circular battery industry, graphite has been overlooked — until now.