Sometimes, I think about writing a letter to the entire internet. It would start something like: "Dear readers, are we kidding?" Don't get me wrong, I love a hair hack and an out-of-the-box skin-care ...

Urine was used as fertiliser in ancient Rome and China. Now farmers in Vermont are bringing this practice back to boost harvests and grow crops in a more sustainable way. When Betsy Williams goes to ...

As a professional gardener, I’m always seeking out new ways to feed my plants. I have steeped nettles in old buckets to brew a nitrogen-rich foliar feed, hoarded banana skins from the trash for a ...

This story originally appeared at Ambrook Research. Twice a growing season, a big yellow truck with the license plate “P4FARMS” pulls into Jesse Kayan’s farm in Brattleboro, Vermont, loaded with a ...

Researchers have developed a building material made from components of urine, which has the environmental benefit of making effective use of waste material and reducing greenhouse gas emissions during ...

No extra calcium required to make teeth. Aug. 1, 2013— -- Did you think repurposing feces for better digestive health was kind of weird? A team of scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of ...