Coffee

Although they have a number of potential uses, spent coffee grounds typically just end up in landfills – or at best, in compost heaps. According to a new study, however, they could soon be utilized to both support and feed biodiesel-producing algae.

If you want a really good cup of coffee, you have to start with freshly ground beans. That's where the home-use xBloom machine comes in, as it brews individual servings of pour-over coffee from whole roasted beans that it grinds for each use.

Single-use, single-serve coffee "pods" are definitely not eco-friendly, which is why refillable pods have been created. Swiss company CoffeeB is taking a different approach, however, with its fully compostable Coffee Balls.

A venture into the backcountry for a hike or camping trip usually means leaving some of our creature comforts at home, but innovations in outdoor gear have come to mean that a quality caffeine fix need not be one of them.

The newly launched Collapsible Pour Over coffer maker presents as a particularly practical solution to backcountry brewing, offering the enjoyment of a classic drip coffee and packing completely flat for easy transport.

Researchers in Germany have created a laser-powered extraction system that pumps out cold-brew about 300 times faster than traditional methods. Arguably superior in flavor, aroma and caffeination, cold-brew coffee may soon be convenient too.

A new study has explored the ways everyday products can facilitate the migration of plastic particles into the body, including single-use coffee cups, which were shown to release trillions of microscopic particles when exposed to hot water.

Coffee seems to have a range of health benefits, but exactly how it helps remains unknown. A new study has identified specific proteins that caffeine works on, which help the liver remove bad cholesterol and protect against cardiovascular disease.

We've seen how lab-grown meats could help address the massive environmental costs associated with livestock production, and we're now seeing some interesting possibilities emerge around one of the world's most popular drinks – coffee.

Sometime after launching the rugged Ovrlndr coffee press a year ago, Planetary Design realized it takes more than just a press to prepare a cup of coffee. So it's put together a full coffee kit that looks like it could be air-dropped into a war zone.

A light, ultra-portable way of getting morning coffee, the new JoGo packs coffee-brewing power into a sleek straw. It pops out of a pocket and uses an integrated filter to deliver rich morning flavor without the grounds.

Restoring post-agricultural land to tropical forest can be challenging, as the pasture grasses tend to choke out the native trees. A new study, however, indicates that waste from the coffee industry gives those trees a fighting chance.