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New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops that has implications for ecology and human health

Apple's hardware is fast, efficient, and very expensive. More than anything, maybe, it's an almost obsessive attention to detail that makes it feel so worth it.

A new study has reported a staggering amount of microplastics accumulating in our brains. But some scientists have raised doubts.

Companies including Dow, ExxonMobil, Shell, found to clean up 0.1% of the plastic they produce

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing native plants to move back in is difficult.

Mycologists believe the solution to some of our biggest pollution issues is under our feet. Humble fungi are now being used as meat alternatives, eco-friendly leather and to help break down waste such as plastics. While a new industry, the market for mycelium, the root-like structure of fungi, is forecast to reach $6.5 billion by […]

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.

Here's a great (albeit a bit complex) example of how organic chemistry can improve medical applications. If you dare to read this, you'll see some clever chemistry that was used to improve the properties of Crazy Glue in healing wounds. Cool stuff.

After suffering a fractured orbital bone in the third quarter of last Thursday's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens linebacker…

Slated for April 25 through April 28 next year, McFarland said he's hoping to gather 3,000 people for Fyre Fest II. Ticket prices will be as much at $1.1 million.

Savvy observers, immigrant restaurateurs operate as amateur anthropologists who analyze their potential customers to determine how to best attract them.

The new U.S. strategy covers five areas: plastic production, product design, waste generation, waste management, and plastic capture and removal.

Even Mexico's largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug cartels, and gangs are increasingly trying to control the distribution of goods.

Some science indicates injecting the fish stuff can have rejuvenating effects, but is it worth it?

Our Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review explains the good and bad of Ninja Theory's third-person action sequel, which doubles down on the original in every way.

Shouts & Murmurs by Paul Rudnick: I asked Kayleigh if she's ever experimented with nontraditional Lunchables, and she just rolled her eyes and said, "Geez, Mom. Get a life. Or an ear that hasn't been treated with pesticides."

Now there is growing evidence that nanoplastics are more prevalent than larger microplastics in the environment.

Rwanda has experienced considerable economic growth in the 30 years since the genocide. But some critics say it's come at the cost of certain freedoms.

Vallis Slaughter was arrested and charged in the 2012 murder of Julio Torres outside a diner in West Reading, Pennsylvania.

Investigators in Pennsylvania identified a suspect in an unsolved slaying through DNA obtained from a discarded cigarette butt and a bitten-off piece of a...