WATERVILLE — Rebecca Green was reelected Tuesday night as chair of the Waterville City Council, defeating Councilor Rien Finch, who also was nominated for the leadership position. Green ...

Green tea contains bioactive substances that may help boost your metabolism and break down fat cells. However, weight loss research has focused on green tea extracts or supplements, not the ...

and can make notes on just how nicely a forest green stool or yellow mushroom lamp would make your entire interior situation pop. Though it does sell larger furniture, we think its strongest suit ...

In a bid to mitigate the harmful effects of conventional plastic disposal, scientists in Kenya said they have found a promising solution: mealworm beetles. Fathiya Khamis, a molecular biologist at ...

“The plastics industry has a lot of political influence and resources, but we are countering that with grassroots organizing,” says Judith Enck, the founder and president of Beyond Plastics, a ...

Plastic recycling is already not nearly as efficient or widespread as it should be. Part of that is because some plastics aren't easily recycled. Black plastic, for example, generally can't be sorted ...

People in Ottawa who are experiencing homelessness have resorted to sleeping in plastic chairs at shelters in hopes of finding a warm place to stay for the night, according to The Ottawa Mission.

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 ...