While some products bring peace and order – others can actually attract more clutter and chaos. From accordion file folders ...

Even with limitless online storage, nothing beats physical storage for saving high-volume files, games, large videos and other high-quality media. These devices are also well-placed and well ...

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 ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

The disaster dumped more than 1,400 damaged shipping containers into the sea — releasing billions of plastic manufacturing pellets known as nurdles as well as thousands of tons of nitric acid, lead, ...

The disaster dumped more than 1,400 damaged shipping containers into the sea — releasing billions of plastic manufacturing pellets known as nurdles as well as thousands of tons of nitric acid ...

Reusing these containers saves money on gift packaging, storage solutions, and gardening supplies. It also keeps perfectly usable plastic out of landfills and oceans. Take the seed starter idea, for ...

Everyday items made of black plastic, including kitchen utensils, takeout food containers, and toys, can contain harmful flame-retardant chemicals, finds a new analysis. Chemicals in these ...

(AP) — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic ...

Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) This combination of Monday, June 17, 2024, photos, shows top row from left, a plastic turkey, a container of tennis balls, a child's helmet ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...