More than that, have you ever pulled up a Google Sheet or online Excel file on your normal-sized phone to make changes? I do so only in moments of true desperation. For things that are bigger than ...

Brooklyn-based studio Group Projects Architecture has nestled a long gabled house clad in corrugated metal in a meadow in North East, New York. The 2,800-square-foot (260-square metre) house sits ...

From the Target brand that brought you the “best sheets known to man” — a find that broke the HuffPost internet — is another super-soft winner: Bath towels. Best of all, they’re shockingly affordable, ...

A Manhattan plastic surgeon cut back against his model ex-girlfriend’s explosive claims he turned her into a “sex slave” and performed a procedure without anesthesia to cover up his abuse.

Firms will be charged more for using plastic packaging than more sustainable materials such as paper or cardboard. Both the British Retail Consortium and the Food and Drink Federation welcomed the ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

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A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

It's a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some tissue or organ.

The corrected study still ends by saying that the flame retardants "significantly contaminate" the plastic products, which have "high exposure potential." Ars has reached out to the lead author ...

Should you throw out your black plastic spatula? A recent study that reported alarming levels of several flame retardants in common black-colored plastic items (including cooking utensils ...

If you’re taking stock of your kitchen tools, a cursory scan around the room will probably reveal a common trend: black plastic. “Black plastic is in virtually every kitchen in America ...