She is also a Certified Stress Management Coach. A recent study found a whole plastic spoon's worth of tiny plastic shards in human brain tissue. Pretty wild, right? Some researchers have ...

In an effort to combat plastic waste, numerous states have introduced bans on grocery stores' and restaurants' use of plastic bags at checkout. In 2019, Oregon became the third state to enact such a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – A new bill at the Minnesota capitol is sparking conversations about the plastic used by food manufacturers for packaging what we eat. Lawmakers are voicing their concerns ...

“When we look at someone, our natural inclination is to be drawn to their eyes—and their nose is supposed to be the gateway,” says Dr. Michael Brandt, a facial plastic surgeon at FORM Face + Body in ...

Arkansas already has an official state butterfly (Diana fritillary), mammal (white-tailed deer) and insect (honey bee). This state-sanctioned menagerie appears likely to grow by one water fowl ...

Used to make cooking spatulas, takeout boxes and kitchen peelers, black plastic made headlines after a study last year claimed that the material contained toxic flame retardants which could be ...

Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic enters our oceans. Scientists warn that by 2040, plastic waste in our seas could triple, threatening marine life and potentially our ...

The acerbic comic sounds like a Mamet character, and thanks to Nathan Lane, he’s making his Broadway debut as one in “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Credit...OK McCausland for The New York Times ...

February 23, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) introduced new legislation to ban plastic microbeads in cleaning products, leave-on cosmetics ...

Phthalates are a group of synthetic chemicals that are added to some plastic products to make them more flexible. "They are usually colorless, odorless, and they are added to different objects ...

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers. Waste plastic is plentiful and highly flammable.