TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has been experimenting with a simple solution to the perennial problems of pollution, smell and excessive water use on pig farms: train the pigs to use a toilet. After some ...

Alternatives to the current fuel used to power planes have been explored for decades, with the goal of reducing carbon emissions and creating cleaner air. Immediately, the thought that comes to mind ...

A Chinese firm is in town on a rather odd mission, to collect pig’s poop! The Nairobian has learnt that the firm has contracted Farmer’s Choice to supply them with the ‘precious’ commodity, which they ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Seven hundred million pigs produce a lot of poo. China's love of pork presents a mountain of a problem for the environment, 1.4 million tonnes of pig poo a year to be precise, but ...

A University of Alabama biology professor is working to trace the origins of the pollution in Alabama’s river waters. But first she needs a few baggies of wild hog poop. Julie Olson, a professor and ...

URBANA – University of Illinois researchers received a $2.5 million USDA grant to explore conversion of food waste and swine manure into pavement binder and transportation fuels. The proposal, “Pave ...