Despite the cold, gray weather in January, I ordered an iced coffee at a café on the Columbia University campus so that I could get a plastic cup. It was an ordinary cup, one of dozens like it that I ...

The bar is low, according to a new study, less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for ...

I can tell how this story is going to play out – researchers found that there are little bits of plastic in your bottled water. Next up will be an insistence that we’ve all got to stop using plastic ...

"The Blue Paradox" tells visitors that Chicago is one of “worst major cities in the United States,” with less than 10 percent of waste being recycled. Credit: Courtesy Museum of Science and Industry ...

Take a moment and think about this question. How much black plastic do you have in your home? A new study found most of the black plastics tested have alarming levels of toxins. Scientists tested a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just six pieces of rubber smaller than a pea can be fatal to seabirds, new research shows, revealing shockingly ...

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...

(Reuters) - What's for dinner? Lego sushi, credit card burgers, or a well-done piece of PVC pipe? These examples may sound extreme, but can easily represent over time the cumulative amount of ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I called Wayne DeFeo and told him I was considering ...

YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers ...