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 ...

A Korean content creator, @sechan._.kim, charmed South Africans with his cute interpretation of the popular Amapiano Boom dance challenge The TikTokker, known for his love of South African culture, ...

Most of the plastics found in brain tissue were tiny nanoplastics far narrower than a human hair. Those particles were largely from polyethylene, which is used in plastic bags and to package food and ...

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 ...

The average brain may contain a spoonful of plastic, a new study suggests. The number of tiny bits of plastic found in human brains increased dramatically between 2016 and 2024, with the highest ...

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil ...

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 ...

Eight new restaurants are anticipated to open in Louisville in February. The new restaurants range from fried chicken to hot dogs to Latin-inspired cuisine. One new restaurant, Crave Hot Dogs and ...

A paper published Monday in Nature Medicine found that the tiny fragments of plastic are passing the blood-brain barrier and into human brains, and the amount of microplastics in the brain appears ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A startup in Mexico is trying to tackle a Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into ...

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 ...

Their startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a ...