Black plastic kitchen utensils, like the ones pictured, were found to have high levels of flame retardant in a recent study. (Getty Images) “Despite the lack of transparency and restrictions, plastics ...

Flame retardants are a group of chemicals added to certain materials, from furniture foam to electrical wire coating, to ...

As the first quarter of a century comes to a close, designs from the past are reemerging in kitchens and bathrooms to create ...

Engineers and scientists are finding innovative ways to not only recycle but repurpose all kinds of trash before it ends up ...

Explore the mass production process of making aluminum pans in the factory, where recycled metal is transformed into ...