The just-released OtterBox cactus leather iPhone cases give buyers the option to wrap their handset in a plant-based material rather than traditional leather. In my testing, the cactus-based material ...

Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. There’s a laundry list of reasons cowhide and leather rugs have become such a popular ...

Bacteria-produced leather is already an eco-friendly alternative to its cow-derived counterpart, but it could soon be even eco-friendlier. Scientists have derived a method of getting the microbes to ...

University of Delaware chemist Richard Wool has made tape and tractor parts out of soybean oil. But one day, his bio-based, breathable Eco-leather might make a radically different kind of running shoe ...

Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle ...