AMES, Iowa (AP) -- A panel of scientists met Wednesday to begin discussing whether the National Animal Disease Center may have improperly disposed of animal waste into Ames' wastewater treatment ...

Biohazardous agent refers to an agent that is biological in nature, capable of self-replication, and has the capacity to produce deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Biohazardous agents ...

DES MOINES (AP) - The city of Ames is investigating allegations that the National Animal Disease Center may have improperly disposed of animal waste into the city's wastewater treatment system. "It's ...

What has puzzled researchers and philosophers for many centuries is the ‘why’ of sleep, along with the ‘how’. We human animals know from experience that we need to sleep, and that the longer we go ...

A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, representing a major step towards circularity and ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

Animal manure is not just a waste problem anymore. A new scientific review shows that when livestock manure is turned into biochar through controlled heating, it can become a powerful, low cost ...

Most of Tennessee’s factory farms would no longer need state permits that regulate animal waste disposal, under the terms of a bill before the state legislature. If it passes, only animal farms that ...