Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

Additional district magistrate (ADM) Rakesh Kumar issued the prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 In a strong move aimed at safeguarding human ...

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 ...

There's a pretty worrying pattern coming up in bird nests around the world, and it's killing chicks before they can fly. According to The Guardian, scientists in southern Portugal spent a year ...

It hasn't been that long since fear of exposure to secondhand smoke forced smoking out of public places. Today, concern over health risks from microplastics is playing out in a similar drama.

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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 state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper? In California ...