Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the beige concoction, commencing a ritualistic dance that summons wild yeast ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

In the 1999 movie “Sex, Lies and Videotape,” Ann Mullany, the character played by Andie MacDowell, talks to her therapist about what is troubling her, as Alexander Clapp explains in “Waste Wars – The ...

In today’s fast-paced world, placing the right products in the right stores is more crucial than ever. However, structural waste in the supply chain leads to significant financial losses and ...

E-waste, which refers to discarded electrical or electronic devices, is the fastest growing domestic waste stream in the world, and it is highly toxic, threatening public health. Much of this e-waste, ...

For many people, what happens to donated clothes or bags of recycling waste is a mystery — out of sight, out of mind. But for millions, this waste is a livelihood. All over the world, waste pickers ...

"Not in my backyard" is a term normally used in conversations about proposed new housing or rail lines, but a version of it could soon be heard about one of the most dangerous materials on the planet.

The problem of nuclear reactor waste will have to be resolved as nuclear energy becomes more frequently adopted as the world's source of power. No one is pro nuclear waste. Simply, nuclear waste is a ...

As the world’s appetite for computers, smartphones and other electronic devices grows ever bigger, the other side of the coin — e-waste — is raising alarms. According to a UN report released in 2024, ...