Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tanners at the Chouara Tannery in Morocco have been transforming animal hides into leather since the 11th century. The tanning ...

(Nanowerk News) Humanity’s interest in preserving animal skins dates to prehistory, but in the 21st century leather goods have become ubiquitous. Leather shoes, belts, jackets and handbags are part of ...

From the shoes and belts you wear, to the clothes we buy every day, a little-known industry plays a crucial role in bringing these products to the final consumer. Behind them lies a complex leather ...

Tanning animal hide makes a leather that is more durable and less susceptible from decomposition. It can be a malodorous process, because of all the animal remains and because the skins are sometimes ...

Animal agriculture and its byproducts, such as traditional leather, significantly contribute to climate change. Consider this: producing just one leather bag requires clearing nearly a quarter acre of ...

ON A RECENT VACATION in Morocco, my husband and I watched one of the oldest chemical processes in action: the conversion of animal hides into leather by a process that was already well-developed by ...