PET plastic bottles, food containers, and lightweight wrap for packaging have become a problem if they're not recycled—but scientists searching through compost piles have discovered an enzyme that degrades the plastic in record time. The enzyme PHL7, which the German researchers found in a compost heap in Leipzig, could make bio-PET recycling possible much faster […]
A UK poll revealed that 63% suffer from allergies, but are happy to put up with symptoms to support biodiversity in nature.
A kind-hearted CVS worker, Verena Harris, paid the prescription cost for a perfect stranger who was in agony but forgot her paperwork.
German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered an ancient city of the Mittani Empire after a drought lowered levels of the Tigris River.
Dogs became ‘man's best friend' because of a gene that lowered their stress and made them more relaxed around people, says new research.
Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side effects. Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study identifies for the first time exactly how ketamine works so quickly, and […]
Researchers at Queensland have found a species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.
New York State Legislature passes the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill—legislation that will end the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores.
A recent Johns Hopkins study has revealed that consuming at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Roger Williams Park Zoo has announced the birth of a red wolf pup, the world's most endangered canid species, as part of its red wolf breeding program.
Cannabis products containing the active ingredient THC do relieve chronic pain in the short term, scientists have revealed.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers deliver an unheard of result in rectal cancer treatment: that is, remission in all patients.