A new study found chemicals can leach from plastic takeout containers into food, impacting the gut biome—and then the heart ...

From sunglasses to skateboards, the array of products being made from recycled ocean plastics is growing so rapidly it's dizzying. No, really: Since I began putting this article together the other ...

A recent study, published in the journal Chemosphere and taken up widely by news outlets, shows that many black plastic household products contain ... exposure to plastic-related health hazards ...

Researchers said they have found a way to create “self-repairing plastics” that can be used in smartphones, cars and other products and reduce the amount of waste now fouling the planet.

Microplastics are plastic particles ranging in size from 5 millimeters, which is about the size of a pencil eraser, to 1 nanometer, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency noted ...