Methanol is an ideal feedstock for bio-manufacturing. Converting it into lactate, a monomer for biodegradable plastic, offers a promising strategy for addressing the challenge of white pollution.

As part of the PBS special Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors, Lidia visits No Res Gourmet—a grassroots culinary movement founded by Firas Ayyad to bring gourmet meals to those in need.

This reporting comes from episode 3 of the latest season of Marketplace’s “How We Survive,” which takes a closer look at how the climate crisis is also a food and agriculture crisis. How humanity ...

The world’s most prized coffee comes from partially digested beans pooped out by the Asian palm civet. Now, researchers are delving into why this “civet coffee” is so tasty. New chemical analyses of ...

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Nearly a week after the October 14 fire that killed at least 16 workers at the Anwar Fashion garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, desperate families are still searching for as many as 11 missing ...

McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dead was unclear, as ...

Astro Teller is the CEO of X, Alphabet's 'moonshot factory.' He gives a behind-the-scenes look at moonshots like transforming the power grid and bringing internet to all with light beam technology.

In the selection of specialty coffees, those that score above 80 points in blind tests are free of physical and sensory defects. Greenish-colored beans are known to give the drink an astringent taste, ...

Black beans and chickpeas are commonly consumed but often overlooked in detailed studies regarding their impact on cholesterol and inflammation among those at risk for heart disease or diabetes. The ...

“Jobs in factories will come roaring back into our country,” said President Trump when he announced reciprocal tariffs last month. “We will supercharge our domestic industrial base.” The American ...

Streit’s, the kosher food company that’s best known for its matzah, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. And while many things have changed since the matzah bakery was first opened on ...