The researchers, from Spain and Portugal, used cutting-edge techniques to analyze the air, and the results they obtained were ...

Chemicals commonly used in plastic pose a serious threat to children, raising the risk of disability and disease long into adulthood. That is the conclusion of a sprawling review of hundreds of ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation.

Everyday plastics may trigger chronic health issues if exposure begins in childhood, says a new study. From asthma and infertility to obesity and lowered IQ, the findings highlight the urgent need for ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching from ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Jessica Bernhard I have two little kids, ages 5 and 2, the younger of whom ...

“It’s time to act now,” says Tracey Woodruff, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who studies reproductive and developmental health and environmental pollutants. “If we don’t,” ...

Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to those little orange pill bottles after you finish your prescription? Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...