The problem can have detrimental impacts to the food chain. Scientists raise red flag after making disturbing discovery while ...

Use a vegetable peeler to cut slits into the bottom of plastic cups. This gives them drainage holes so that they can be safely used as planter pots.

In this short documentary, follow youth advocate Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik from Bangladesh as he navigates the high-stakes ...

In every scientific discovery in the movies, a scientist observes something unexpected, scratches the side of his or her forehead and says "hmmmmm." In just such a moment in real life, scientists from ...

PepsiCo recently faced increased investor attention due to an activist proposal urging the company to address its use of flexible plastic packaging ... showing 3 possible red flags in our ...

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor The environmental group said it’s most concerned about persistent plastic waste, which last year made up more than 80% of debris collected. More than ...

Read the paper: Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants Plants can absorb plastic particles directly from the air. Particles in the air can enter leaves through ...

close to Midland Port, and installed a high-speed baler capable of processing up to 12 tonnes of plastic per hour – up from just 2.5 with older models. “Our old regional baling model was good ...

The Red Sox recalled Winckowski from Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. Winckowski will provide the bullpen with some length. The 26-year-old posted a 4.14 ...

ALBANY — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany may close up to one-third of its buildings, due to a “financial and maintenance crisis,” Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger said in a letter sent ...

Mourners on the Red Lake Nation Reservation marched on Tuesday as part of a vigil for Robin Hanson, who died while in custody at the Red Lake Detention Center earlier this month. A group of about ...

The benches, which will remain as permanent fixtures at the bus terminals, offer a fresh lease of life to plastic waste that might otherwise have ended up in nature or landfills. “As so many ...