“In the bubble crib, I would press myself against the plastic and get hugs through rubber arms like in a lab in the movies. My parents were always there and so supportive.” Michael Valero’s first ...

A 16-month-old girl who died at a Rancho San Diego daycare in April asphyxiated after getting her head wedged between a plastic cot placed on top of a portable crib and the crib railing, according to ...

Countries could slash plastic pollution by 80% in less than two decades, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. Plastic pollution is a scourge that affects every ...

Plastic chemicals cost the U.S. health care system $249 billion in 2018 alone, according to a January study in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Plastic wrap is nowhere to be found in Bonneau's kitchen, which has forced her to become resourceful. "A lot of recipes for bread tell you how to make the dough, and to proof it, they'll say cover ...

With genetic tweaks, E. coli turned 92 percent of broken-down plastic into acetaminophen, charting a path to upcycle plastic waste sustainably.

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions across the United States to gauge their effectiveness. The researchers found ...