Microplastics are pervasive ocean pollutants, impacting ecosystems and human health. This article examines their lifecycle ...

Could Hiro Diapers’ plastic-eating mushrooms be the answer to so many disposable diapers piling up in landfills?

Their journey from the Grand Isle lab to a New Orleans restaurant is typical for farmed Louisiana oysters. Unlike traditional ...

Experiment indicates that when water is heated to 80 degrees Celsius or higher, washing a bowl for 30 seconds can reduce ...

The tiny pieces of plastic scientists call microplastics are everywhere. They sit at the bottom of the sea, mix into beach sand, and blow in the wind. They’re also inside us. Last October ...

It turns out that our ability to plan, organize, and problem-solve does not define us as human beings. It's time for people ...

Unique needs for plastic parts have kept board game production in China -- and publishers are already folding from being ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

Hiccup Earth has 70,000 cups it rents out to interested races to replace the typical white paper cups that can pile up like ...

Policies for managing plastic debris are outdated and threaten the health of people and wildlife, say Chelsea M. Rochman, Mark Anthony Browne and colleagues. Last year, 280 million tonnes of ...

All types of old coat hangers can be repurposed into functional items or cute decor for the yard. Try making your own garden ...

We don’t have much occasion for picnics in summer, when it seems so hot in South Louisiana. But whether it’s in a park, your ...