The researchers analysed 100 placentas from full-term births (37.2 weeks, on average) and 75 from preterm births (34 weeks) for the study.

A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into ...

Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- ...

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

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Biodegradable materials, including polymers, degrade naturally, reducing pollution and offering eco-friendly solutions for packaging and medical applications.

Scientists in China have developed a biodegradable foam to clean up microplastics, offering hope for our polluted waterways.

In an important development for the sustainability movement, Oregon and Colorado are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws ...

We've only recently discovered microplastics are a thing and we still don't know exactly how bad they are for our health.

More than 22 million pounds of plastic pollution end up in the Great Lakes every year, according to the Rochester Institute ...

Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean sponge once thought to be extinct in the wild. But their excitement ...

The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) is proposing piloting the use of ceramics in government offices ...