Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matthew Hall is trying to stretch his grocery budget and save up to replace his aging car amid rising food prices and overall ...

WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services has found a new lever to cut off billions in federal funding that it believes is wasteful or potentially fraudulent, a move that could affect ...

Australians are feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices. At the same time, we throw away huge amounts of perfectly edible food every year. Some food spoils before we can use it. But we waste ...

Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol. The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian labor inspectors have fined Sigma Lithium (SGML.V), opens new tab for depositing waste in a pile that they had shut down because it posed a "grave and ...

Scientists have developed a method to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen using solar power and acid from old car batteries. The one-pot process transforms hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable ...

Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both pollution and energy challenges. While still in development, the approach ...

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight. A new ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method to convert discarded plastic into gasoline and diesel-like fuels. This breakthrough could help address ...

Harnessing heat generated by a device itself, microscopic silicon structures could lead to more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing. Heat generated by electronic devices is usually ...

Some grocers are using AI to help set pricing as shoppers chase deals and split trips across retailers. Targeted markdowns on perishables can help cut waste and turn “shrink” into revenue. Tools like ...