A UMaine professor and one of his students developed a golf ball using ground-up lobster shells mixed with a glue-like substance for its core. The shells from Maine’s signature seafood are being used ...

Golfers on the high seas can breathe a little easier — and so can the marine life around them — thanks to a biodegradable golf ball made from lobster shells. The ball is intended for use on cruise ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. ORONO, Maine (AP) — Lobsters aren’t just for eating anymore. The shells from ...

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is ...

The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is under way to utilize them in countertops and tabletops. And at ...

Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is under way to utilize ...

If you love to golf, but feel guilty every time your ball plops into the lake as another piece of litter, never fear — your environmental concerns may soon come to an end. An undergraduate student and ...

We lived near a golf course when I was a kid and we thought it was great fun to grab the balls as they rolled down the fairway. What we didn't realize was that the golfers were hitting those balls ...

Proving that technological advancements aren’t just good for 3-D graphics and break-dancing robots alone, researchers at the University of Maine have invented a biodegradable golf ball made from ...

The following post is from guest sports blogger Scott James, founder of Fair Trade Sports. Here’s a quick primer on sports balls, the materials of which they are made, and their environmental impact.