In this video you can see the shredding of plastic human hands, legs, brain, heart, fingers and other body parts. USPS announces price increase and new Betty White Forever stamp Tesla makes ...

As the fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to develop a Global Plastics Treaty resumes, our nation faces a critical moment. The stakes are clear ...

(Nathan Richoz/Clatworthy Lab/University of Cambridge via AP) Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and ...

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That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

Specifically, it's called paresthesia. Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation felt in your body due to the compression or irritation of nerves. It may be mechanical—as in a pinched nerve—or it may be ...

As an undergraduate student at Zhejiang University in eastern China, Greg Liu went with some of his classmates on a university-sponsored trip to tour a host of chemical industries within the area.

Several other body parts of the victims are also seen scattered around the road. According to media reports, a group of seven friends were returning from a party that night and were drunk.

A disturbing video showing the aftermath of the accident is doing the rounds on social media. The collision decapitated a victim, while several body parts of others were seen strewn across the road.

When it comes to recycling plastics, size matters. Most small plastics don’t get recycled, and putting them in your bins could end up doing more harm than good, said Susan Collins, president of ...

The moment of truth is almost upon us. In just ten days, the world will gather in Busan, Republic of Korea, to begin the final round of negotiations on a legally binding instrument to end plastic ...