Karen Denise Joyner works as a registered nurse, taking care of others who need her help. "Nurses are not always the best at ...

Their abdomens were closed and rebuilt using layers of mesh and plastic surgery techniques. The boys went home on Oct. 8.

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Her attorney says she will appeal the conviction. Prosecutors say Fiore raised more than $70,000 for the statue but instead spent it on plastic surgery, rent and her daughter’s wedding.

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET, ♳). This polymer is used to make bottles, containers and even clothing. Now, researchers report ...

1:51 Merritt mayor warns of looming hospital emergency room closures Merritt’s mayor is raising the alarm about an ongoing health-care crisis in his community. Mike Goetz told Global News he was ...

A new drone technology is set to make big waves in Pollution Probe’s mission to clean the Great Lakes of plastic waste and it’s starting in Lake Simcoe. The PixieDrone debuted on Lake Simcoe ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

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