They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course.

“Very nicely made Mason Jar. It’s way easier to hold than a normal wide-mouth mason jar, and I really like the twist design.” — Amazon customer “My friend has these, and I loved that the glass tapers ...

Often, all that is needed is to improve your grip on the jar lid. A loose grip could be caused by the lid being damp, or perhaps it's simply shiny and slippery. You can use items like a dry dish towel ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

At no point, however, were there confirmed cases of large amounts of plastic chips being passed off as rice. "Plastic rice" is manufactured for use in shipping boxes, but it's likely that in most ...

Flesh-footed shearwaters, large, sooty brown seabirds that nest on islands off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, eat more plastic as a proportion of their body mass than any other marine ...

If you invest in the stock market, whether by stocks or by funds, it's a pretty sure bet that you hold large-cap stocks. Large companies are responsible for untold trillions of dollars of economic ...

A full-size SUV is a large sport utility vehicle with three rows of seating, plenty of cargo space, and the ability to tow large items. What is the most reliable large SUV? The most reliable large ...

Amazon has dropped the price of large Yankee Candles from £30 to under £20, making it an ideal opportunity to stock up on gifts for friends and family. Unsure which candle is best? Fresh Cut ...

A large body gives a phone a big display and a big battery basically by definition. But as phones tend to increase in size with time, going for a big phone can also give you the best cameras ...

Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Producer Price Index for final demand, a measure of wholesale prices, stayed flat in September after rising 0.2% in August, beating ...