Bear Planet is fabulous site (better to say planet) about bears, wild predators, that covers all aspects and attributes for all species of bears with a lot informations and some beautiful and unique cubs photos. You will find all species of bears including Polar Bear along with Grizzly, Brown Bear, Kodiak, Big Bear, American Black bear, Asiatic black bear, Malayan Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled ... read full post picked by sharoncreech 3 years ago

Scientists have discovered the most effective method yet to convert glucose, found in plants worldwide and nature's most abundant sugar, to HFM, a chemical that can be broken into components for products now made from petroleum. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Is Big Plastic is out to get me? Will my story be told on 60 Minutes? Cashiers who cannot understand the concept of not wanting to use plastic and finding bags in mailboxes. It makes a guy wonder. picked by sbcea 2 years ago

Crochet a handbag from those outdated plastic bags! Refers to AutumnLotus's posting here.

Learn how to make "yarn" from bags here. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Drink from plastic bottles can raise the body’s levels of a controversial ‘gender-bending’ chemical by more than two thirds, according to tests. Experts have been concerned about the possible health effects of bisphenol A (BPA) - an everyday chemical used in many plastic food and drink containers and tins as well as clear baby bottles - which is officially classified as toxic in... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

So she had them lifted, adored the results, and became so fascinated with cosmetic surgery that her next two husbands were plastic surgeons. picked by kirbykirst 2 years ago

A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed. The plastic could be used one day to produce lighter, stronger armour for soldiers or police and their vehicles. It also has potential to reduce the energy required to separate gasses in chemical factories and improve microtechnology such as microchips or biomedical sensors. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

China announced this week that production and use of plastic bags in supermarkets and retail shops will be banned beginning June 1. Chinese citizens use as many as 3 billion plastic bags a day. picked by wildminou 2 years ago

Scientists in the US have created a breakthrough substance that can change in seconds when exposed to liquid, shifting from hard plastic to soft and back again. The material, inspired by the skin of sea cucumbers, has astounding "mechanical morphing characteristics." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A giant plastic statue of Michael Jackson has been unveiled... picked by topofall 5 months ago

A study has found plastic in the stomach contents of an alarming number of dead turtles, suggesting the extent of plastic pollution in the oceans. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Training with blue plastic rifles in the army of Afghanistan picked by deepdiver 2 years ago

Continuing the plastic surgery theme. Some of these are just plain freaky. In fact, all of them are... Honestly, who injects cooking oil into their face!? picked by IlliterateMook 9 months ago

A very bright young student has successfully completed his first round of experiments looking for microbes and proper environmental conditions that will decompose of plastic bags in 3 months time rather than 1000 years time. The results are VERY promising. picked by jquipp 2 years ago

A day-old baby has been found wrapped in a plastic carrier bag by a group of children outside a south London flat.

The girl, who has been named Grace, was found on the doorstep of a third floor flat at Winterslow House, Flaxman Road in Brixton, at 0825 GMT on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

John Manley complained of fatigue, coughing fits and pneumonia spells and now, after two years of agony, doctors at Duke University Hospital believe a small piece of plastic is to blame. Manley, 50, apparently inhaled the 1-inch plastic fragment while eating at a Wendy's restaurant. The Wendy's logo can still be seen on the side of the plastic. picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

A woman with an inoperable brain tumour is spending £40,000 on plastic surgery – so she can die looking like movie star Demi Moore. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

It began with a line of plastic bags ghosting the surface, followed by an ugly tangle of junk: nets and ropes and bottles, motor-oil jugs and cracked bath toys, a mangled tarp. Tires. A traffic cone. Moore could not believe his eyes. Out here in this desolate place, the water was a stew of plastic crap. It was as though someone had taken the pristine seascape of his youth and swapped it for a lan... read full post picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

A Romanian entrepreneur has come under fire for putting plastic prostitutes on the street to advertise his garden gnome business. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

It is sometimes said that beautiful women can look good dressed in any old rubbish.

Well now they can test that theory. Designers from Debenhams have come up with a £55 trouser suit that is made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago