Ever heard chatter about some fast food items containing wood? It's true...kind of. Here's the scoop on what "wood pulp" is, ...

In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration investigated Slippery Rock, Pa.,-based Castle Cheese Inc. for selling a product labeled “100 percent grated Parmesan cheese” that was found to be mostly other ...

Nanocellulose is a modern form of the natural plant-based polymer, cellulose. Plants rely on cellulose to maintain the strength and structure of cell walls. For hundreds of years, the properties of ...

Mathematics is everywhere in nature, and this is illustrated by the spiral patterns in plants such as pine cones, sunflowers or the arrangement of leaves around a stem. Most plants produce a new bud ...

One of the historic obstacles in creating a more circular fashion industry has been blended materials. Prevalent polyester-cotton mixed fabrics pose a problem for recyclers, since the two fiber types ...