Every year, the food industry generates up to 8 million tons of crab, lobster, and shrimp shells, many of which are either dumped back in the ocean or end up in landfills. Now, a biomaterials startup called TômTex wants you to wear them instead.

The West sees its culpability in this man-made disaster but prefers to blame the victim.

Tales Of A Warmer Planet By Curt Stager For The New York Times

The Expansion of Oil and Gas Exploration in Alaska

By Richard Conniff for The New York Times

Past Commitments Made By Manufacturers Have Eroded

Scientists want to turn your old sandwich into an indestructible wonder material

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