Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.

Like many other members of the Lebanese community in the suburb of Boston where he grew up, Peter Makhlouf goes to Beirut every summer to visit family. Recently the annual trip has acquired an ...

From popular brands like Burger King, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Whole Foods to everyday kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the alarming extent of plastic contamination ...

Artist and activist Marina DeBris makes high-fashion creations designed to shock and disgust. A mini-dress made from matted wads of discarded fabric scraps. A corset of disposable straws, with ...

BARCELONA, Spain — In a concerning discovery for tea lovers everywhere, scientists have found that a simple cup of tea might come with an unwanted extra ingredient: billions of microscopic plastic ...

You might think of tea as a comforting, soothing ritual. But, scientists at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have made a startling discovery — infusing tea through commercial tea bags might be ...

School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China ...

Countries have failed to reach an agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than 200 delegates met in South Korea for what was meant to be a final round of talks. They remained divided ...