You’d be able to say that the Crucial X9 looked like a credit card if credit cards were a slightly different shape and about ...

Over the past two years of leading our home-organization coverage and writing about everything from shoe racks to drawer dividers, I’ve learned there is truly a storage bin — or box, or crate ...

Cardboard boxes make staying organized difficult: Not only does stacking unsteady boxes make it harder to get to the ones on ...

In any small space, it makes sense to use multi-functional furniture that can perform several roles. "Dual-function furniture is key to maximizing space in small bedrooms," says p ...

Many will be familiar with the grease marks that stain plastic food storage boxes and seem capable of withstanding even the most serious scrubbing. At times, they are also resistant to the highest ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

And you may need to be wary of plastic cooking utensils if you decide to cook at home. A new peer-reviewed study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used ...

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 ...

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 ...