(CNN) — Premature births are on the rise, yet experts aren’t sure why. Now, researchers have found synthetic chemicals called phthalates used in clear food packaging and personal care products could ...

In 1938, a 27-year-old chemist named Roy Plunkett stumbled across a new type of chemical, one with a bond so strong it would end up sticking around long after he died—in fact, almost forever. Today, ...

In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, 13 (thirteen) states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food ...

Nearly everything you can buy at the grocery store is sealed in some sort of packaging. That plastic, metal, or cardboard container is made of a myriad of chemicals. And according to new research, ...

Six empty brown paper fry boats arranged next to each other in a grid formation. Credit: William Ludwig/C&EN/Getty In the 1960s, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the company that popularized ...

It’s become increasingly difficult to ignore the impact waste and carbon emissions are having on the climate, from changing weather patterns to rising sea levels. While many countries across the globe ...