Natural slime from edible nameko mushrooms can effectively remove microplastics and nanoplastics from contaminated water, according to a study by researchers at Japan’s Shinshu University published in ...

Let’s face it: we’re surrounded by plastic. The plastics industry now produces 450 million tons a year, and it’s seeping into our environment and even our bodies, as microplastics have been found in ...

Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Rod J. Rohrich has been recognized for the fifth straight year by Newsweek as America's top plastic surgeon in rhinoplasty, facelift, and other categories based on peer ...

Poles now consume an average of 23 plastic shopping bags annually, one of the lowest rates in the European Union, the climate ministry said on Thursday as the country marked International Plastic ...

The death of Ajith Kumar, a temple guard, in police custody in Tamil Nadu has triggered widespread outrage, prompting actor Vijay to demand a special investigation. Evidence presented in court ...

OTTAWA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a ninth consecutive monthly trade deficit in November, albeit smaller than expected, as exports rose faster than imports, and its trade surplus with the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 11, 2024, that it granted a petition filed under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that EPA establish ...

You can only imagine the confusion — and horror — Malin Andersson felt when, for no apparent reason, she saw a blue thread poking out from one nipple. She found it about 18 months ago — almost seven ...

When you enter the produce aisle at your local grocery store, chances are you’ll see a lot of plastic. From bagged salads to berries in clamshells, plastic is prolific where Americans shop for food.

The city of Merriam is one of the latest local beneficiaries of a program in which plastic bags are recycled as free park benches. To make it happen, the city collected about 1,000 pounds of plastic ...