Called the Educational SoftHand-A, created by Jared K. Lepora from Bristol Grammar School with guidance from his father, Dr ...

Online supermarket shopping is fueling Britain's plastic waste crisis because packaging is less visible to consumers, according to new research from the Revolution Plastics Institute at the University ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The public isn’t too thrilled about that. About a third of Americans polled by PBS, ...

Plastic containers can create the perfect environment for bacteria by trapping heat and moisture. Certain foods react with plastic in ways that can speed up spoilage or even release harmful chemicals.

At this point, the dangers of single-use plastic are well-documented, but Phys.org recently reported that an expert believes water bottle-related risks to human health remain "dangerously understudied ...

Typically, wheel bearings are like Simon and Garfunkel (or Disturbed, if you prefer) and emit "The Sound of Silence." Not the song, that'd be annoying, but actual silence. However, when wheel bearings ...

Plastic is littering the entire planet, and scientists are trying to turn it back into a usable fuel source by heating it to very high temperatures. The process is not efficient enough to be feasible ...

Researchers are working on manipulating the digestive systems of wax worms to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic. In 2017, European researchers discovered a potential solution. The larvae ...

Scientists have discovered that waxworm caterpillars can break down polyethylene plastic, one of the most common and persistent pollutants on Earth. These “plastivores” metabolize plastic into body ...

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals. By Hiroko Tabuchi Negotiations over a global plastic ...