The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.

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Scientists develop a system that captures CO2 from seawater and converts it into bioplastic feedstock, cutting emissions.

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Bags made of supposedly biodegradable plastics remain intact and useable three years after being dropped in the sea or buried underground, researchers have found. "Our results showed that none of the ...

The Medtronic Endurant stent graft system got FDA approval to remove a warning against use for ruptured abdominal aortic ...

Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer that almost always recurs after surgery and radiochemotherapy. Now, researchers ...