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Toy overload is real. Storage fills quickly, attention fades, and many well-meant gifts lose their appeal within weeks.

Roughly 60 years ago, the United States eradicated the New World screwworm, an insect that feeds on living tissue. But now, ...

And now more cities are implementing curbside composting to help them meet their sustainability goals. New York is currently rolling out a mandatory composting program that will soon be effect in ...

By using mechanical force and a common amino acid, researchers have demonstrated a way to make graphene both electrically ...

What truly happens to the human body after death? From the first minutes to long-term decomposition, we explore the biological journey of the body shedding light on a natural process that’s both ...

Two funeral directors accused of keeping the body of an elderly man in an unrefrigerated room are "ordinary people of good ...

For some families, the hardest part isn’t just losing a loved one — it’s not knowing exactly what happened. That uncertainty ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a "top-down" synthetic ...

Professor Gamgee's process for preserving meat, accounts of which we have heretofore published, has lately been put in ...

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a large class of synthetic chemicals, are valued for their ability to withstand heat, ...

Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart wants to be a gardener until her final breath.The 84-year-old said she plans to be “composted” ...