DAYTON, Texas -- A Dayton family feared for the life of their 4-year-old son after he swallowed a lollipop with a plastic stick. Mason was eating a lollipop last month when the trouble began. His ...

DAYTON, Texas -- A Texas family feared for the life of their 4-year-old son after he swallowed a lollipop with a plastic stick. Mason was eating a lollipop last month when the trouble began. His ...

Scientists have found new types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea that may enable them to 'hitchhike' across the ocean. Newcastle University scientists have found new ...

Take a trip through the grocery store or stop at a fast-food restaurant. From packaged produce to meat, canned foods to fast food, you name it, it probably contains some form of a chemical used to ...

Swizzle sticks, the little plastic stick that comes with your cocktail, will soon be a thing of the past once the new federal single-use plastic ban comes into effect. Last month, the Liberal ...

Shailesh Nerlikar lies on a table, scratches his head with a plastic stick, adjusts his glasses and waits for his opponent—deep in thought—to make his next move. Lying prostrate, Shailesh uses a ...