When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month for addressing marine litter, it named five Asian nations—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—as ...

This tiny, unassuming button has an important purpose. (Trust us: You'd miss it if it disappeared!) There are a lot of eye-catching and weird car features in your vehicle, no matter the make and model ...

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said. The ...

Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.

An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...

The company says it got rid of air-filled plastic at its fulfillment centers. The company says it got rid of air-filled plastic at its fulfillment centers. is a senior science reporter covering energy ...

With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple brought the Action Button to all four devices, expanding it from the Pro-only limitation last year. At the same time, there's a new Camera Control button that ...

Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...

Sarah J. Morath is a professor of law and associate dean for international affairs at Wake Forest University. Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates ...

There are many, many reasons that modern cars seem to be driving away from physical buttons as fast as they can. Automakers are eager to cut costs, especially in the electric era, and they can't cram ...

A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers expect that many more plastic degrading fungi are ...