A recent study published in Chemosphere revealed that black plastic cooking utensils are made with a potentially toxic ...

A Rutgers Health study has discovered aerosolized plastics in neonatal tissue following in utero exposure. Plastic pollution, ...

Saskatoon mayoral candidate Cary Tarasoff says it's time for the city to get its finances back on track after building a ...

Plastic pollution -- tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand -- is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents.

Father, stepmother and uncle deny murdering schoolgirl, 10, who was allegedly subjected to a ‘campaign of abuse’ ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

Impact Plastics Inc. founder Gerald O'Connor said employees had enough time to escape the industrial park swallowed by a deadly flash flood after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused the ...

Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food Finding could lead to bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste Date: October 4, 2024 Source: Northwestern University Summary ...

CARY, N.C.(WNCN) — A suspect wanted for armed robbery at a Cary bank remains on the run as of Thursday afternoon. Officers with the Cary Police Department responded to the armed robbery at the Wells ...

Impact Plastics said no employee faced termination if they left due to floods. Tennessee officials announced Wednesday that they are investigating allegations involving Impact Plastics after ...

Now, Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered how cells of a Comamonas bacterium are breaking down plastic for food. First, they chew the plastic into small pieces, called nanoplastics.