Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities ...

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Cooking bacon might seem straightforward, but too often it turns out burnt and bone-dry. The most common ways to cook this staple ingredient seem to be in a frying pan with oil, in the oven or ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

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For decades Americans have been told bacon and butter are bad for our health - as well as too many eggs. The reason? They are high in fat and cholesterol, which have been demonized for their ...

When roasting Brussels sprouts, the most important element to consider is the right fat to add flavor and texture. So, don't ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

And it turns out that bacon really isn’t the best candidate for the cultish contraption either. It has to do with the meat’s fat content. Bacon already contains so much fat that you don’t ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...

Washington still listens to him, and he still brings home its bacon. When House Republicans passed a government-funding bill with a purely political provision supposedly banning non-citizens from ...

Nebraska’s 2nd District has a single electoral vote up for grabs. It looks like Republicans might have let it slip away.