You probably flush a nutrient-rich, renewable fertilizer down the toilet every day: your pee. Human urine can be used as a safe and effective crop fertilizer, researchers said. And studies show using ...

The topic of human urine might be unappealing to many people, but the waste product could possibly be the key to slashing carbon dioxide pollution and reducing water usage. In a study published in the ...

Your urine is not useless waste! In certain cultures, it is used as a skin protectant, an anti-infectious agent, and - surprisingly - a tooth whitener, among myriad other uses Urine is not just, as ...

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Researchers have found a new way to use human urine to make fertilizer for agricultural crops. Their discovery is significant because it can better utilize wastewater in cities and on farms without ...

A shortage of chemical fertilizer, worsened by the war in Ukraine, has growers desperate. It just so happens that human urine has the very nutrients that crops need. A funnel for collecting urine in ...

In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

In November, Withings released its long-awaited U-Scan: a home monitoring system for your urine. The gadget resembles an ...