The researchers say plastic waste could shift from being an environmental burden to a feedstock for pharmaceutical products. Stephen Wallace , a chemical biotechnology researcher, led the work.

Alan Tudyk joined guest host Diego Luna on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to discuss his struggles with wearing stilts during the filming of their movie "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and the prequel series ...

Papp and Oremus combined eight years of Ocean Conservancy’s data — constituting more than 45,000 cleanups across the U.S. from between 2016 and 2023 — with information on roughly 180 plastic ...

Wine fine. For water, both flat and sparkling, the amount of microplastic was relatively low in all cases, ranging from 4.5 particles per liter in glass bottles to 1.6 particles in plastic.. Wine ...

Plastic pyrolysis is not a new concept. Back in the 1970s, during the oil crisis, scientists were exploring the thermal decomposition of polymers – especially polyethylene and polypropylene ...

A protester walking around on stilts was knocked down by cops after they struck his wooden legs while they tried to quell unrest at an anti-ICE riot in Los Angeles over the weekend. Dramatic video ...

A BAN ON BAGS RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. A STATE SENATOR IS PUSHING TO OUTLAW SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. NEWS EIGHT’S MICHAEL FULLER IS HERE. WITH HOW ...

The plastic and circuitry all went straight into the garbage—or the street. The use of e-cigarettes has skyrocketed. The leading manufacturer, Juul, for example, saw its sales increase nearly ...

You eat thousands of bits of plastic every year. Though abundant in water, air, and common foods, it’s unclear how it might affect our health.

Dubai imposed a ban on single-use plastic bags and implemented 25 fils tariff from January 1, 2024. It covered stirrers, food containers, table covers, cotton swabs, straws and single-use cups.

Banning or charging for plastic bags is helping stop them ending up on US shorelines, a study of the country's litter suggests. Data from thousands of cleanups showed that areas which tried to ...

The Plastic Surgery Procedure Booming Among Washington Men Chiseled jawlines are in everywhere, but in Washington, D.C., people have even more reasons to go under the knife (or at least the needle).