President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don't last very ...

President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work.

Instead of throwing away those plastic bags from the grocery store, discover how to turn them into both decorative and useful ...

Traditional cooling systems for buildings use refrigerants and electricity, which contribute to the atmospheric greenhouse ...

Last year, Google Maps on Android was revamped so that the main map view displayed information using sheets, and the entire app is now getting this visual redesign. Instead of place listings being ...

Nearly seven years ago, two doctoral students at Brandeis worried about how much plastic was being thrown away from the university’s labs. So they turned the problem into a business venture ...

Green Day's long-awaited South African debut on Jan. 19 was anything but ordinary. By Jessica Lynch Green Day delivered a politically charged performance during their Jan. 19 concert at ...

By adding a drop of liquid containing graphene oxide nanoflakes and ferric chloride on a graphite sheet, the researchers exposed this ... Kaner contributed to the discovery of electrically conductive ...

Scientists in South Korea have developed a new method of decomposing one of the world's most common types of plastic, BusinessKorea reported. The breakthrough could have major implications in plastic ...

"Our dependence on plastic is unsustainable," said Miki Agrawal, the entrepreneur who launched brands such as Thinx and Tushy and co-founded Hiro Technologies with Four Sigmatic's Tero Isokauppila.