Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Biodegradable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA), were introduced as an alternative. However, PLA takes too long to ...

Plastics are everywhere—from your phone case to the containers holding your food. They're cheap, light, and strong, which ...

marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ... Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth had eaten microplastic fibers. PHOTOGRAPHED AT MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, PLYMOUTH ...

Some of the plastic on Scotland's beaches is disintegrating and becoming part of the bigger global health worry - micro plastics ...

Plastic dust is polluting the global environment: Microplastics – particles less than 5 mm in diameter – have been detected not only in in soils, freshwaters, and the ocean, but also in the air that ...

“The ocean functions more as a sink than a source,” the authors stated in the study. “This challenges the previous view of the ocean as the primary atmospheric microplastic source, urging a ...

In a new scientific paper, three physicians report that switching from bottled water to filtered tap water could cut your microplastic intake by about 90% — from 90,000 to 4,000 particles each year.

The researchers say paint has been severely underestimated as a microplastic pollutant because it can be difficult to identify. "Often, paint will show up as 'anthropogenic unknowns' when ...

In Norway’s Jøtul Vent Field, a 35-day expedition into the depths of the Arctic Ocean revealed a new species of deep-sea limpet (Cocculina genus) living more than 3,000 meters (10,000 feet ...