A material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, ...

including plastic surgery. On Thursday, a jury convicted former Las Vegas city councilwoman and state lawmaker, Michele Fiore on six counts of federal wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to ...

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 ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

“The novel concern that’s raised in this study is ‘Look, black plastic that shouldn’t be recycled is ending up in all kinds of products that lead to human exposure,’” she sai ...

replace plastic packaging and tap into new fields of application, we need to improve the service life, durability and quality of paper products. This is the task that researchers from Fraunhofer ...

Fans couldn't help but gush over Gorka's black PVC trousers and mesh top, reminiscent of Shania Twain's iconic music video look. "Gorka in a kilt and pvc trousers", one thrilled fan tweeted.

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities ...