Although many people believe that their plastic waste is managed effectively and properly through recycling, a good amount of exported plastic waste goes to nations that lack proper waste management ...

A small Ohio community is coming together to support Chloe Walker, a 15-year-old who suffered severe burns after a science experiment caught fire inside Greeneview High School last week. The incident, ...

Chloe Walker was taken to the hospital via helicopter following the incident on Wednesday, May 13 GoFundMe Chloe Walker, 15, was taken to the hospital via helicopter after she sustained severe burns ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They’re impossible to avoid and harder still to properly dispose of. If thrown in the trash, they can take up to ...

Plastic additives — the chemical substances that give polymers their color, flexibility, flame resistance, and stability — represent a major blind spot in recycling science, according to a study ...

Spanish Scientists Discover Method to Extract Gold and Platinum from E-Waste. The first successful experiment to recover valuable metals from electronic waste has been completed in Madrid. Spain is ...

JAMESTOWN — A 15-year-old was flown to the hospital after being burned during science class at Greeneview High School on Wednesday. “There was some kind of chemical, an ethanol-type chemical, that ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The city of Toledo is expanding its waste disposal and environmental efforts with the opening of a new, year-round recycling facility this summer. The Clean Toledo Recycling Center will ...

Dr. Alan Harvey, professor emeritus of biology at Georgia Southern University, has embarked on an unexpected and innovative retirement project: transforming invasive plant species into handmade paper.

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union welcomed a group of young scientists and student leaders to the Board of Education meeting on Monday, April 20. Twenty sixth-grade students were invited to ...

ST. LOUIS — A junior at Marquette High School is dissecting ant intestines in hopes of unlocking clues about Parkinson's disease. She's just one of more than 600 young scientists set to showcase their ...