If you've ever opened a package that was filled to the brim with packing peanuts and wondered what the heck to do with them, we've got 13 genius answers! These tiny pieces of Styrofoam are best known ...

What if there was a thinner, faster battery waiting to be discovered in the trash? The humble packing peanut, yes, that floor-cluttering plastic confetti, could be getting a new livelihood soon.

Researchers developed a process to convert packing peanuts into electrodes for lithium-ion batteries The electrodes outperformed traditional graphite ones, increasing storage capacity and charging ...

A bizarre trend has emerged on TikTok, where users are consuming biodegradable packing peanuts under the assumption that they are edible, much to the concern of health experts. Online shoppers have ...

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' ...

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 ...

Those little white polystyrene-foam packaging peanuts are nearly ubiquitous in our pack-and-ship culture, but they are no good for the environment, let alone human health. The basic building block of ...

I hate these things. Next time I order something over the Internet, I am going to send a query of some sort—maybe even call customer service—and ask if the thing comes packed in packing peanuts. If it ...

I head my dog eating something so I went to check it out and I saw him going in one of my boxes eating some of the peanuts! I picked one up and sniffed it and felt it. It didnt feel or smell like ...