Swiss researchers from ETH Zurich developed a process to extract gold from electronic waste using whey proteins from cheese production. This new method demonstrates the potential of electronic waste, ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Sponges. Is there ...

Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest trenches of the sea. They’re in bottled water, human placentas and breast milk.

A new glass sponge species is so strange that has been given the name named Advhena magnifica, which means "magnificent alien ...