Study Suggests BPA-Free Plastics Are Just as Harmful to Health
Plastic products that boast of being “BPA-free” aren’t necessarily any safer for us, suggests a new mouse study publishe…
Scientists Created Biodegradable Microbeads So Your Face Scrub Won't Pollute Our Oceans
By now it’s well documented that those tiny plastic microbeads used in face scrubs and toothpastes are contaminating…
MIT's New Plastic Muscles Could Bring Us One Step Closer to a Real-Life Westworld
We strive to make robots in our own likeness because, as far as we can tell, humans are best adapted to deal with our…
Check Out a Miniature Machine Catalog From 1961
Back before computers were ubiquitous, salespeople had a hard time showing their customers what stuff looked like,…
The Earliest Plastic Billiard Balls Had A Habit Of Exploding
When you play a game of billiards, you’re usually hoping to hear the satisfying clack of the balls. You’re probably not…
Study Shows BPA Replacement Could Be Just as Bad For You as BPA
We might all need to buy new baby bottles. A new study by researchers at the University of Calgary has show for the…
An Alarming Short Film That Will Change The Way You Think About Plastic
Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of life, though we rarely think about its impact on the environment and our…
IBM Lab Accidentally Makes New Type of Super-Strong, Recyclable Polymer
Strong, durable materials are hard to recycle—they're designed to stand up to abuse. But research chemists at an IBM…
You'll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers
As a nation, the United States consumes a whopping 8 billion chickens every year, and this results in a few mountains'…
How To Recognize the Plastics That Are Hazardous To Your Health
By George Dvorsky and Joseph Bennington-Castro. The chemicals contained in plastics can be quite harmful. But given…
Bad news: the chemicals in your IV bag could be giving you diabetes
Ever heard of phthalates? They're a class of chemicals used to soften plastics found in everything from household…
New bleeding, healing plastic will be used on airplanes, not androids
Earlier this week, scientists announced the development of an entirely new genre of plastic that heals itself when it's…
Let Plastic2Oil Turn Your Discarded Plastics Into Fuel
Canadian company JBI is setting the recycling industry on fire with its new Plastic2Oil plants that promise to convert…
Behold Pepsi's 100% Plant-Based Plastic Bottle
Soda's bad for you, but plastics—especially the petroleum-based PET plastics used widely for bottles—are bad for…
Never Worry About Expired Food Again
I throw out more expired food than I like to admit, but half the time, it's because I can't remember when I bought it,…
More Great News: Common Plastics Are Killing Your Sperm
Bisphenol A, or BPA, as its close friends call it, is a chemical used to create plastics. It's included in a ton of…
Five Different Oceans' Rubbish Were Used to Make These Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Four months after boasting of vacuums made from recycled sea junk, Electrolux now has five colorful cleaners to show…
SunChips' New 100% Compostable Bag Is Hilariously, Ear-Damagingly Loud
There’s one kinda big problem with SunChips’ new 100% compostable bag: It’s noisy as Hell. An Air Force pilot says…
IBM Develops Infinitely Recyclable Plant-Based Plastic
Earlier this week, IBM researchers announced a discovery that could lead to plastics made from plants instead of…
Where Plastic Goes When It Dies: Birds' Stomachs
This nature photography by Chris Jordan isn't for the faint of heart. The series of decomposing bird carcasses…