A nut used in herbal tea has become a hydrogel perfect for a variety of biomedical uses in new research from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Engineering (UChicago PME) and UChicago ...

The essence of DIY is the surprising second life an item can live with a bit of creativity. This project turns Dollar Tree ...

Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s “Water Trees” a game-changing ...

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After two years of talks, we are closer to securing a treaty for the ages. One that hits the problem of plastic pollution hard and protects human, planetary and economic health. A high degree of ...

ABC Science took three packaging products that are common and relatively easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles — to see just how much of each makes it through ...