The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, ...
A new discovery by scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) could be a game changer in the battle against ...
To limit your risk for exposure, you should replace all of the plastic utensils in your kitchen with stainless steel ones, ...
Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, Northwestern University materials scientists have developed ...
A recent scientific study indicates that common black plastic cooking utensils may contain seriously unwanted toxic chemicals ...
A 13-year-old girl suffered horrific burns after a boy dropped a lighter in a fire and kicked pieces of molten plastic at her ...
Whales mistake plastic debris for food due to similar signals. Plastic items mimic squid acoustically, contributing to ...
The 35 companies identified were fined a combination of over $400,000 because the law required them to use between 10% and 15 ...
The material has become ubiquitous among plastic containers that come into contact with food or drinks precisely because it is safer and less toxic than other kinds of plastics. The impetus for ...
This discovery could pave the way for bioengineered solutions to tackle plastic waste cleanup. Researchers have long observed ...
Organic ionic solid electrolytes (OIPCs) offer various desirable properties, with high potential as solid electrolytes for all-solid-state rechargeable batteries. However, they still need improvement ...
Anthony Brimelow explains how the recent investigation into major supermarket's soft plastic take-back schemes was misguided.