University of Kansas study finds BPA in plastic containers may trigger migraines. Learn how this common chemical affects your ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the ...

In a concerning new study, scientists have revealed the potential health risks linked to drinking bottled water. Researchers ...

We should keep recycling paper, metal, glass, cardboard, but plastic recycling doesn’t work.” The vast amount of different ...

The Food and Drug Administration permits companies to use lead, arsenic, and other dangerous heavy metals (PDF) in things ...

Our kitchens are teeming with plastic, and most of us use it to cook every day. But should we all be thinking more about the ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Scientists discover evidence that chemicals from common food containers may increase breast cancer risk, especially in ...

QMedic compiled a list of chemicals in food, water, and consumer goods, their health risks, and how to avoid them, using CDC ...

Plastic pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves chemically breaking down plastics into other molecules by heating the plastics to extremely high temperatures in the absence of oxygen.

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...