The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

A number of fast food favorites from major chains across the U.S. have high levels of certain plastic chemicals, according to the database PlasticList. The fast food items were found to have high ...

A team of researchers in Japan has unveiled a groundbreaking plant-based plastic that could revolutionize the fight against microplastic pollution. Made from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have reconstructed a 130-million-year-old marine ecosystem from Colombia and found ...

That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and ...

Millions of tons of microplastics flow into the ocean every year, but tracking the movement and accumulation of those microscopic polymers is difficult. A new study builds a theory of how spherical ...

A couple renovated their kitchen—and stumbled upon buried treasure from the 17th century Gen Z would rather cut Social Security benefits for current retirees than pay higher taxes to save the program ...