Hate buying some new gadget, only to wind up with a sea of packing peanuts that do little more than spill on to the floor? Don't be too quick to toss them out -- they may be the key to a new ...

The small foam pieces used to protect fragile goods in boxes could soon power your phone thanks to a battery breakthrough. Researchers have developed a way of turning the so-called 'packing peanuts' ...

A bizarre trend has emerged on TikTok, where users are consuming biodegradable packing peanuts under the assumption that they ...

In a scientific breakthrough that would be the envy of George Washington Carver himself, scientists may have come up with the most ingenious use of the peanut yet. But these are not the popular legume ...

When researchers at Purdue University began setting up their new laboratory, they started to receive shipment after shipment of supplies that were packed in boxes filled with lots of soft, cushiony ...

A pet peeve of environmentalists is plastic foam, more properly known as polystyrene. It is one of those popular materials – used in egg cartons, trays and disposable cups – that is so durable it is ...

While not quite as dangerous as eating Tide pods, people on the internet seem to be putting more non-food substances into their mouths and people have questions. (It's me, I have questions.) TikTokers ...

Zimoun is a master of manipulation. Give the Swiss artist the most basic of materials—cotton balls, crinkled paper, cardboard boxes—and he’ll somehow transform them into a mesmerizing soundscape. In ...