The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

UC Davis study reveals how microscopic plastic particles from food containers damage the liver and disrupt glucose metabolism ...

Imagine walking down your street or biking to school. You might see colourful plastic bags tangled in trees, floating in ...

An engineer @UHouston has developed a way to turn bacterial cellulose — a biodegradable material — into a multifunctional ...

PANNONHALMA, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in ...

As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s ...

WE all have our go-to cleaning routines, often inherited from family or picked up along the way.  But for TikTok user Angela, ...

During questioning, police say both juveniles initially lied before making full confessions, expressing remorse and ...

Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered.

In tests on real human teeth, scientists discovered that eating vegetables can permanently damage the enamel layer that ...

Four incidents over Fourth of July weekend resulted in $207,000 in damage due to improper use and disposal of fireworks, the ...

Every year on 12 July, Paper Bag Day is observed to highlight the environmental significance of using paper bags and to ...