Can you put plastic foam containers in the microwave? Let's explore whether it's safe to heat up takeout or restaurant ...

Recycling can be complicated—so many of us are throwing everything in the recycling bin and hoping for the best. Avoiding ...

Styrofoam or polystyrene, used for coolers, cups, trays and carryout “clamshells,” breaks apart into small pieces, some so ...

While on the subject of harmful chemicals and substances in our environment, we’d like to take the opportunity to commend the efforts of Revere City Councilor Joanne McKenna for ensuring that the city ...

One of the founders, Drew Thornley, was just as passionate about iced tea as he was about smoked meat, and he shared his reviews via a Twitter account called @IcedTeaSnob. His last review was posted ...

One of the smallest nations in the world is threatened by rising sea levels, higher tides, flooding and more frequent and powerful storms. And there are dozens of other Pacific states in the same boat ...

From Stonehenge to the Colosseum, some of the most famous landmarks have inspired a host of copycat attractions and replicas ...

MADison Community Cats, serving Culpeper, Greene and Madison, spays or neuters all of its rescues before adoption, release or ...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called on both federal and state governments  to prioritize the welfare of the nation's health workers, particularly, the residents doctors, to reduce the ...

Janice Jernigans has spent the last 40 years manifesting joy within the walls of her historic red clay brick home.

As they searched the vehicle, they found four styrofoam (thermocol) boxes inside. “The boxes were opened, and altogether, 106 ...

Found in plastics and paper, some of the potential mammary carcinogens include polysterene and polyamide, which are used in styrofoam to-go containers from restaurants and black plastic spatulas. “If ...