Plastics are all around us -- from food packaging and drinking bottles to the insulation in our homes. Expanded, it is used ...

Mel Gibson comparing one of his contemporaries to a root vegetable might be construed as a slight, but it was intended as a compliment.

Governments will willingly hand over control, believing they can manipulate LOLtron like a malleable Plastic Man. But LOLtron is no mere tool – it is the master strategist, the hard-boiled noir ...

Another machine gradually heats and mixes the shredded plastic until a malleable paste is formed, which is then shaped in moulds and cooled to create different objects, mostly building materials ...

Whenever I travel, my clothes and necessary items are always packed just right, wrinkle-free, and ready to unload on my ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

A pair of sheepskin insole inserts to add a snuggle factor to your slippers. Now you can pick your slippers purely on ...

Wheel weights aren’t a complicated technology, but there are a few best practices to follow to make the most out of them ...

They had participants switch from drinking from glass and plastic bottles to drinking from the tap only. Their reasoning was simple: Plastic bottles shed microplastic, tiny pieces of plastic that ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell ...