In the U.S. alone, about 4 to 5 billion plastic pill bottles are thrown away each year. That’s enough plastic to circle the Earth multiple times. While they might seem harmless, these bottles ...

Fortunately for Ms Truesdale, her son, Dr Carl Truesdale, is a plastic surgeon and he quickly went to work giving his mother a 'mommy makeover.' Over almost a year, Truesdale underwent more than ...

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Researchers discover why plastic sheds dangerous fragments The unique construction that makes plastic so useful also makes it prone to forming hazardous micro- and nanoscopic shards Date: April 7 ...

Evalyne Ndirangu, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Ayhan Evrensel, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications “The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear ...

A new process that converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

She speaks English and a little French. Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer ...

A doctor has warned about the dangers of using plastic cooking utensils, which can lead to neurological damage, cancer risks and other health problems. The doctor says in the video: "Here is why I ...

JAMES: Static charge occurs because the electrons are not free to move around in an insulator ... If a negatively charged plastic rod is brought near to another negatively charged rod, they ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California ...

On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will close a legal loophole that has allowed for an increase in California’s plastic bag waste, despite a 2014 law that was designed to ...