Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows. This appraisal of microplastics and ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

Researchers say the amount of plastic in the brain has increased by about 50% -- the equivalent of an entire plastic spoon in weight. “Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about ...

BC's Philip Landrigan, M.D., and the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health present a sweeping new report showing plastic as a hazard at every stage of its life cycle Philip Landrigan ...

Nearly three years after New Jersey implemented a ban on what the law calls single-use plastic bags, there is growing evidence the ban has done more harm than good. A study from the market ...

THE fight against plastic waste ramps up at the start of the year with the launch of two separate movements with similar goals and strategies last January. First, the National Plastic Action ...

The Consortium unites representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), government agencies, and businesses in a shared mission to develop sustainable, community-driven solutions to plastic ...

They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould. Once the plastic cools, it hardens into a shape. Plastic is a material that ...

The 'i' in Apple products like iPhone and iMac stands for internet, individual, instruct, inform, and inspire. Introduced by Steve Jobs in 1998, it embodies Apple's vision of connectivity ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network Look closely at this image, stripped of ...

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A first-year student captured a packed lecture hall filled with students using laptops, highlighting the pressure to own one The video, taken from the back seat of the hall, showed almost the entire ...