“Plumber’s tape is a thin, plastic tape coated with PTFE , a material known for its nonstick properties. PTFE helps prevent leaks by creating a barrier between the threads of the pipe and the ...

Insulation helps keep your home feeling cosy as well as cutting your energy bills. But it can be pricey to install, so it’s worth finding out whether you qualify for a grant to help with the cost of ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Tormuja Khatun’s house in Luton is being consumed by black mould, mushrooms and dry rot after the botched installation of external wall insulation. Her family say they have been warned it could ...

If those utensils are made of black plastic, they might contain hazardous substances. CNN reports that new research published ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that v ...

Researchers found toxic flame retardants in 85% of the screened consumer products Getty Black-colored plastic used in kitchen utensils, takeout containers and children’s toys may contain ...

Dan Bennett / Flickr.com / Wikimedia Commons / CC by 2.0 A black market is a transaction platform, whether physical or virtual, where goods or services are exchanged illegally. What makes the ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities ...