If you are considering stocking up on beeswax wrap, you might end up making at least a couple of these common mistakes if you ...

Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public health and a toxicologist about the risks and how to nuke safely in 2025.

It was so much easier than I thought it'd be.

It wasn’t until a few years ago that I learned just how much microplastics can affect your body — and not to mention the environment — just by living your daily life. In fact, the Environmental ...

Learn when it's safe and when it's not.

Everyone has one: a scratched, stained plastic cutting board that’s been in your kitchen for years. Despite how many times you say to yourself, “I should get a new one,” you never do — but now, it’s ...

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding.

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, ...