Nastasic / Getty Images Economic utility is the total amount of satisfaction someone experiences when they consume a particular product or service. There are four types of economic utility ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. In economics, the law of diminishing marginal utility states that the added benefit of consuming more of a product or service ...

Here are some of the best third-party utility apps available on the platform. Apple's macOS operating system has been around for decades, which has given ample time for third-party developers to ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.

Since dolphins and humans inhale similar plastic particles, dolphins may be at risk for the same lung problems. As top predators with decades-long life spans, bottlenose dolphins help scientists ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

Whether it’s for grocery runs, trips to the laundromat, or simply lugging your belongings from Point A to Point B, a folding shopping cart is one of every city dweller’s greatest joys.

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...

Consumers want something to be done about plastic pollution. Recycling is something. Therefore oil companies, manufacturers and retailers are doing it. The trouble is, many of these initiatives ...