Cotton wool has become a staple household item for many of us – but do we really need it? These small, fluffy disks have taken an awfully long journey – from a field in India, perhaps, then picked, ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are a family of 1D nanostructures with numerous verified applications, made possible due to their excellent mechanical, optical and conductive properties. However, application ...

An all-Australian team has developed a fabric blending premium cotton with low-value wool, using less water and energy than traditional methods. They hope it will pave the way for more domestic ...

Colin Dunn is a writer and former managing editor of TreeHugger. It's an apples to oranges comparison, notes the Lantern -- one comes from sheep, the other grows in the ground -- and, on top of that, ...

Summer is officially over, and as the months get colder, you may have already noticed an increase of spiders invading your home to seek warmth, food and shelter until the warmer temperatures return.

The Chengdu Snow Village project said it purchased cotton to use as snow at the end of January because the weather was warm and the village did not take shape as anticipated. Photos on WeChat showed ...

Some people have a fear of spiders or heights, but I live in terror of the white fluffy stuff – and others are afraid of buttons and bananas My family refer to ...