A study of about 250 patients in America, published in 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, linked the presence of ...

A new study from Tsinghua University highlights the widening gap between plastic production and recycling, with global ...

Globally only around 9% of plastics are recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerators, fields, rivers, oceans, and ...

Why do plastic bags look and feel so different to plastic containers, such as soft drink bottles or yogurt tubs? The ...

Recognising how microplastics find their way into packaging and the consequences they pose is essential for creating ...

We have all learned how dangerous and harmful mercury exposure can be. Mercury has long been targeted by the Ann Arbor-based ...

The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis of the global plastics sector, which also reveals a large increase in the amount of plastic being ...

Nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against ...

Researchers did lab experiments and tested real plants, like corn, to see how the plastics entered the leaves. They found that the tiny plastic particles float in the air, land on the leaves, and ...

DUMAGUETE CITY – Marine Conservation Philippines (MCP), a non-government organization (NGO) based in Negros Oriental, has ...

Nanoplastics behave differently in sand and volcanic soils. Their movement and clumping change with pH levels.

The Madras High Court has banned the sale, purchase and use of plastics throughout the Western Ghats, sanctuaries and tiger ...