Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Four plastic surgeons from around the U.S. weighed in on what will be hot for this year in cosmetic procedures.

Source: Marek Pavlik / Unsplash Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of our daily life, embedded in packaging and clothing, and found in our oceans, in the air we breathe, and in the water we ...

The world has a plastic problem and it seems to be getting worse. A study released in late April found that chemicals in plastics were potentially associated with as many as 350,000 heart disease ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic ...

In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...