Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants use high-temperature decomposition of waste to generate electricity. This process is known as ...

Some industrial processes used to create useful chemicals require heat, but heating methods are often inefficient, partly ...

Cremating remains through a process involving water for a more sustainable option is now approved in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The Civil Guard saved 171 other animals, including exotic and protected bird species such as macaws and cockatoos, which were ...

Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study of old spacecraft data tells ...

Spanish police have discovered 250 dead animals in a squalid warehouse dubbed “the breeding ground of horror”.

A Dutch start-up has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus, instead of wood, which it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants.

UNDATED (WKRC/KIMT/CBS Newspath) - Funeral directors are offering water cremation as a new option, although it's not legal in every state. Natural water cremation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis, ...

Left to break down completely, they become leaf mold — a dark, crumbly material that acts like compost and boosts soil health ...