More than 2 million adults living in the United States rely on a caregiver's assistance to eat daily meals. In addition to human caregivers, technology has been developed to provide assistance. For ...

A recent study has found microplastics are accumulating in the human brain, with potential connections to diseases such as ...

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 studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the blood-brain barrier.

By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon, about 7 grams worth, said Dr. Matthew Campen, a ...

“It kind of bothers me to see plastic things that will never decompose,” she said. “Three hundred years from now, this doll part will still be here. I was picking these things up, and then I ...

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After two years of talks, we are closer to securing a treaty for the ages. One that hits the problem of plastic pollution hard and protects human, planetary and economic health. A high degree of ...

ABC Science took three packaging products that are common and relatively easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles — to see just how much of each makes it through ...

Sir Tim Martin said that Spoons was considering franchises overseas after a string of successful partnerships in the UK. It means that Brits abroad can soon look forward to Spoons in the sunshine.

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