We have heard it time and time again — the world is turning into one big rubbish bin and the oceans are choking on a material that has been made to last forever — plastics. But that may soon change, ...

Wrapping food in plastic does serve a purpose. A plastic-wrapped cucumber at a supermarket may seem egregious, but the vegetable lasts longer and is less likely to end up as food waste; throwing out ...

STAMI Researchers have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh. josh.brown@comm.gatech.edu ...