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The millimeter-thick paperboard behaves just like plastic; it's strong, transparent, shapeable—and can hold boiling water.

A team of biomaterial engineers, environmental resource specialists and industrial design researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Japan has developed a biodegradable material that is ...

The fact that it is transparent, biodegradable in a natural environment, and plastic-like is already fantastic, but there is ...

Every year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced. About five percent of that ends up in rivers and eventually the sea, or is thrown directly into the ocean by the fishing industry.

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

XINHUA KUNMING — In a small village in Yunnan province, a crystal-clear stream has been more than just a source of water for generations — it has been the lifeblood of an ancient paper-making ...

Ai Ye works on handmade paper products at her company in Mangtuan village, Gengma county in Yunnan province, on March 4. XINHUA One sheet of paper takes three days to make. The process includes ...

More than 5,500 years old, the wooden board is one of the most ancient preserved doors in Europe. Archaeologist Jakob Messikommer uncovered the prehistoric object from the marshes in Wetzikon in ...