Researchers found a way to recover silver from electronic waste using vegetable oil and hydrogen peroxide. The method avoids harsh chemicals, making silver recycling cleaner and safer for the ...

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain. Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That ...

While nuclear power has the potential to help cut humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels, scientists are still working on how to deal with its radioactive leftovers. The Thomas Jefferson National ...

Every year, over 100 billion nitrile rubber gloves are produced. They are made from synthetic polymers—a material chemically related to plastic and derived from crude oil. The vast majority is used in ...

A huge new study by Vitality and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found that following a simple sleep hygiene rule can potentially increase your life span by as much as ...

Abstract: The growing population and rising standards of living have led to the need for additional solid waste management. It has become evident that if waste is not handled efficiently, it will ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

Many call it “minimalism,” but what if some of those mindful habits are really just privilege disguised as simplicity? Add VegOut to your Google News feed. There’s a fine line between simplicity and ...

Thanks to science, the materials currently causing pollution can be converted to create a more sustainable and cleaner future. Researchers are converting plastic waste into useful carbon products that ...

All the world’s discarded phones, bricked laptops, and other trashed electronics are collectively a treasure trove of rare earth elements (REEs). But separating out and recovering these increasingly ...

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new mathematical model that could improve the evaluation of potential storage sites for nuclear waste and carbon dioxide. The approach provides a ...

Cities can transform waste from an environmental burden into a key economic resource by combining digital technologies and circular economy practices, says a new study. The findings stress that ...